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Thanks to their win on the road at Clemson on Saturday the Cavaliers made a slight move upward in this week’s AP and Coaches’ Polls.
With Baylor falling mere hours after achieving the No. 1 spot last week, Villanova reclaimed their spot atop the rankings. The Cavaliers jumped from No. 19 to No. 16 and sit just behind Notre Dame. Four other ACC teams come in ranked this week with UNC leading they way at No. 9.
AP Poll
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Villanova (28) | 17-1 | 1,580 |
2 | Kansas (32) | 16-1 | 1,562 |
3 | UCLA (3) | 18-1 | 1,472 |
4 | Gonzaga (2) | 17-0 | 1,433 |
5 | Kentucky | 15-2 | 1,357 |
6 | Baylor | 16-1 | 1,315 |
7 | Creighton | 17-1 | 1,185 |
7 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 1,185 |
9 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 1,063 |
10 | Florida State | 16-2 | 964 |
11 | Oregon | 16-2 | 931 |
12 | Louisville | 15-3 | 900 |
13 | Butler | 15-3 | 823 |
14 | Arizona | 16-2 | 757 |
15 | Notre Dame | 16-2 | 748 |
16 | Virginia | 13-3 | 677 |
17 | Wisconsin | 14-3 | 644 |
18 | Duke | 14-4 | 614 |
19 | Florida | 14-3 | 405 |
20 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 373 |
21 | Purdue | 14-4 | 309 |
22 | Xavier | 13-4 | 294 |
23 | Saint Mary's | 15-2 | 210 |
24 | South Carolina | 14-3 | 125 |
25 | Maryland | 16-2 | 121 |
Kansas took the top spot in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll thanks to Baylor’s loss with everyone else moving up a spot. UVa also comes in at No. 16 this week in the Coaches’ Poll, though they only jumped from No. 18. Similarly, the Hoos come in just behind Notre Dame, and UNC leads all ACC teams at No. 9.
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
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RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Kansas (23) | 16-1 | 785 |
2 | Villanova (4) | 17-1 | 759 |
3 | UCLA (2) | 18-1 | 725 |
4 | Gonzaga (3) | 17-0 | 718 |
5 | Kentucky | 15-2 | 655 |
6 | Baylor | 16-1 | 641 |
7 | Creighton | 17-1 | 590 |
8 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 563 |
9 | North Carolina | 16-3 | 480 |
10 | Oregon | 16-2 | 467 |
11 | Louisville | 15-3 | 444 |
12 | Florida State | 16-2 | 393 |
13 | Arizona | 16-2 | 385 |
14 | Butler | 15-3 | 381 |
15 | Notre Dame | 16-2 | 372 |
16 | Virginia | 13-3 | 338 |
17 | Wisconsin | 14-3 | 322 |
18 | Duke | 14-4 | 301 |
19 | Xavier | 13-4 | 214 |
20 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 206 |
21 | Florida | 14-3 | 187 |
22 | Purdue | 14-4 | 133 |
23 | Saint Mary's | 15-2 | 115 |
24 | South Carolina | 14-3 | 79 |
25 | Maryland | 16-2 | 30 |