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The Villanova Wildcats recorded back-to-back Big 5 wins with victories over Penn and St. Joseph’s to improve their record to 6-2 and hold their #6 spot in the AP Poll released on Monday.
With Duke’s loss to Ohio State, Purdue is the nation’s newest unanimous #1. This is the first time that the Boilermakers have been ranked at the top of the AP Poll. The Blue Devils dropped to #3. Baylor, who Villanova plays on Sunday moved up two spots to #2. UCLA and Gonzaga round out the top 5.
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Memphis and Michigan dropped out of the Top 25.
The BIG EAST is also represented by UConn at #15 and Seton Hall at #23. Xavier is still collecting votes.
Villanova next plays against Syracuse on Tuesday from Madison Square Gardin in the Jimmy V Classic; tipoff is set for 9p and will be aired on ESPN.
December 6, 2021 AP Poll
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS |
| 1 | Purdue (61) | 8-0 | 1525 |
| 2 | Baylor | 8-0 | 1421 |
| 3 | Duke | 7-1 | 1390 |
| 4 | UCLA | 8-1 | 1293 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 7-2 | 1240 |
| 6 | Villanova | 6-2 | 1175 |
| 7 | Texas | 6-1 | 1101 |
| 8 | Kansas | 6-1 | 1068 |
| 9 | Alabama | 7-1 | 1029 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 972 |
| 11 | Arizona | 7-0 | 919 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 8-0 | 905 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6-1 | 762 |
| 14 | Houston | 7-1 | 686 |
| 15 | UConn | 8-1 | 527 |
| 16 | USC | 8-0 | 510 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 8-0 | 499 |
| 18 | Auburn | 7-1 | 419 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 405 |
| 20 | Florida | 6-1 | 386 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 370 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 7-1 | 338 |
| 23 | Seton Hall | 7-1 | 177 |
| 24 | BYU | 7-1 | 157 |
| 25 | LSU | 8-0 | 135 |
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