The Wildcats remained the No. 1 team in the Coaches Poll for the third straight week.
UCLA is still No. 2 with Kansas, Duke and Baylor rounding out the top five.
It’s worth noting that we made the change in our top 25 to reflect what most seem to believe: That Duke is the best team in college basketball.
RANKINGS: AP Poll | Coaches Poll | NBC Sports Top 25
1. Villanova (28 first-place votes)
2. UCLA (2)
3. Kansas (1)
4. Duke (1)
5. Baylor
6. North Carolina
7. Kentucky
8. Gonzaga
9. Indiana
10. Creighton
11. Louisville
12. Virginia
13. West Virginia
14. Wisconsin
15. South Carolina
16. Purdue
17. Xavier
18. Butler
19. Arizona
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Notre Dame
22. Oregon
t-23. Florida State
t-23. Cincinnati
25. USC