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For the fifth straight week, the Virginia Cavaliers are the nation’s top-ranked team in the AP Poll. In case you missed it (somehow) the Hoos won the 2018 ACC tournament, pushing them to a 31-2 overall record - the most wins in Virginia basketball history - and became the first team to win 20 ACC games in a season.
Now, the Hoos are the top seed in the NCAA tournament and will face UMBC on Friday night at 9:20pm on TNT in Charlotte.
Villanova, Xavier, Kansas, and Michigan State round out the top five. In the NCAA tournament, Villanova is the No. 1 seed in the East, Kansas the No. 1 in the Midwest, and Xavier the No. 1 in the West. Michigan State was selected as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest (behind Duke as the No. 2 seed).
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Virginia’s 2-seed Cincinnati checks in at No. 6 in the AP Poll, followed by Michigan, Gonzaga, Duke, and North Carolina in the top ten.
Other potential matchups for Virginia in the NCAA tournament include No. 12 Arizona (4-seed), No. 13 Tennessee (3-seed), No. 18 Kentucky (5-seed), and No. 22 Miami (6-seed).
The ACC has five teams in this week’s poll, which leads all conferences.
Check out the full rankings below:
AP Poll Week 19
| Rank | Team | Record | Conference | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Record | Conference | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-2 | ACC | 1 |
| 2 | Villanova | 30-4 | Big East | 2 |
| 3 | Xavier | 28-5 | Big East | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas | 27-7 | Big 12 | 9 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 29-4 | Big Ten | 4 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 30-4 | AAC | 8 |
| 7 | Michigan | 28-7 | Big Ten | 7 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 30-4 | West Coast | 6 |
| 9 | Duke | 26-7 | ACC | 5 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 25-10 | ACC | 12 |
| 11 | Purdue | 28-6 | Big Ten | 10 |
| 12 | Arizona | 27-7 | Pac-12 | 15 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 25-7 | SEC | 13 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 24-9 | Big 12 | 14 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 24-10 | Big 12 | 18 |
| 16 | Wichita State | 25-7 | AAC | 11 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 24-8 | Big Ten | 17 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 24-10 | SEC | NR |
| 19 | Auburn | 25-7 | SEC | 16 |
| 20 | Clemson | 23-9 | ACC | 19 |
| 21 | Houston | 26-7 | AAC | 21 |
| 22 | Miami | 22-9 | ACC | 24 |
| 23 | Florida | 20-12 | SEC | 23 |
| 24 | Nevada | 27-7 | Mountain West | 22 |
| 25 | Saint Mary's | 28-5 | West Coast | 20 |