Villanova has one win under their belts and they’re already moving up in the polls. The Wildcats are now ranked 5th overall in the AP poll after jumping a Kentucky team that barely held on to beat Vermont over the weekend. Going back to Villanova’s National Championship season, Villanova has now been ranked in the Top 5 in 26 of the last 28 polls, and it’s their 31st straight AP poll ranked in the Top 10. That Top 10 streak is the 2nd best active streak in the country behind Kansas.
Villanova wasn’t the only Big East school to move up in the polls either.