The pollsters must have missed the Wildcats, because after just one week out of the Top 25 Villanova has re-entered the AP Poll at #23. That or it’s because Nova won the AdvoCare Invitational, including a victory over then #14 Florida State in the championship game. That win looks like it’ll age well too, as the Seminoles only dropped one spot to #15 in this week’s poll. Furman also remains on the edge of the poll, receiving 72 points in what would be “28th”.
Villanova’s return to the poll also marks the return of the Big East.