The Villanova Wildcats (8-1, 3-0) have maintained their #3 ranking in the newest AP Poll released on Monday despite not playing a single basketball game since December 23rd.
Gonzaga remains the nation’s #1 collecting 63 of the 64 First Place votes; Baylor, at #2, tallied the other First Place vote to stay at #2 for the seventh consecutive week. Texas and Iowa round out the Top 5.
BIG EAST frenemies Creighton dropped to #8 and Connecticut entered the poll at #25; the Huskies’ first inclusion in the AP Top 25 since 2016-17.