Virginia Slides to No. 8 in Latest AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

Virginia is ranked No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 Men's Basketball poll released on Monday. The Cavaliers fell two spots from No. 6 after their seven-game winning streak was snapped in Saturday's 74-68 loss at Virginia Tech. 

Purdue remains the No. 1 team in the country after losing a tightly-contested game on the road at Indiana on Saturday. No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Alabama, and No. 4 Arizona each moved up a spot as former No. 2 Tennessee fell four spots to No. 6 after losing at Florida last week. Texas moved up five spots to No. 5 to round out the top five. 

Virginia remains the highest-ranked ACC team as UVA is joined by No. 19 Miami and No. 22 NC State. That sets up a ranked matchup between the eighth-ranked Cavaliers and the 22nd-ranked Wolfpack on Tuesday night in Charlottesville. Duke, Clemson, and Pittsburgh also received votes in this week's poll. 

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll - Week 14

1. Purdue (22-2)
2. Houston (22-2)
3. Alabama (20-3)
4. Arizona (21-3)
5. Texas (19-4)
6. Tennessee (19-4)
7. UCLA (19-4)
8. Virginia (17-4)
9. Kansas (18-5)
10. Marquette (19-5)
11. Iowa State (16-6)
12. Kansas State (18-5)
13. Xavier (19-5)
14. Baylor (17-6)
15. Saint Mary's (21-4)
16. Gonzaga (19-5)
17. TCU (17-6)
18. Indiana (16-7)
19. Miami (18-5)
20. Providence (17-6)
21. UConn (18-6)
22. NC State (19-5)
23. Creighton (15-8)
24. Rutgers (16-7)
25. San Diego State (18-5)

Others receiving votes: Florida Atlantic (93), Duke (87), Auburn (65), Clemson (31), Pittsburgh (26), Illinois (25), Nevada (16), New Mexico (16), Maryland (12), Arkansas (11), Iowa (8), Missouri (6), West Virginia (5), Oral Roberts (5), Northwestern (3), Charleston (3), VCU (2), Utah State (2), Kentucky (1)

No. 8 Virginia (17-4, 9-3 ACC) hosts No. 22 NC State on Tuesday at 9pm at John Paul Jones Arena. 

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