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#5 Xavier v. #1 Villanova is the biggest game in Cintas Center history

Xavier's history with top ten teams at Cintas is not one bathed in glory. The Musketeers have invited just six teams carrying a top ten ranking into their home arena and are just 2-4 in those games. The Muskies knocked off #9 Creighton on March 1, 2014 and #10 Cincinnati on February 3, 2004. Other than those two victories, the record reflects losses to #6 Saint Joseph's, #10 George Washington, and a pair of defeats to Villanova teams that were ranked 6th at the time.

If you want to set the scale by the KenPom rankings, Xavier has played four home games at Cintas involving teams that finished the season in the KenPom top ten.