Somehow, 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 62 of the 64 First Place votes; Baylor, at #2, tallied the other First Place votes to stay at #2 for the seventh consecutive week. Iowa and Texas round out the Top 5.
BIG EAST frenemies Creighton dropped to #11 and Connecticut improved in the poll at #23; Xavier also represents the Conference in the “Also Receiving Votes” category.