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NCAA Rankings Update: Virginia moves to #7 in both polls

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After double digit wins against Boston College and at Pittsburgh, the Virginia Cavaliers moved up 2 spots in both the AP and Coaches Polls, jumping Texas A&M and North Carolina. UVA was one of six schools to pick up a first-place vote in the AP Poll.

Villanova took the top spot in both polls. In the AP poll, they were followed by Maryland, Oklahoma, Iowa, Xavier, and Kansas.

Virginia got a nice boost in the computers after their blowout road win over Pittsburgh:

KenPom: #3 (8th in offense, 15th in defense)
Sagarin: #6 
BPI: #7
RPI: #4

Bracket Matrix, which aggregates NCAA bracket projections from around the internet, has UVA as the 7th best team too, with a solid consensus that the Hoos are currently a 2-seed.

Here are some more notes on the AP and Coaches Polls:

  • North Carolina dropped to #9 in the AP. Four total ACC teams were ranked, as Miami moved up to #12 and Louisville to #13.
  • With Villanova at #1 and West Virginia at #10, the Hoos are now 4-0 against AP Top 15 teams.
  • Even after an 0-2 week, North Carolina received a first-place vote in the Coaches poll. C'mon, man!
  • Tod Palmer of the KC Star had UVA first on his ballot.

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Villanova Wildcats (32) 20-3 1,566
2 Maryland Terrapins (13) 21-3 1,499
3 Oklahoma Sooners (7) 19-3 1,472
4 Iowa Hawkeyes (11) 19-4 1,471
5 Xavier Musketeers 21-2 1,382
6 Kansas Jayhawks (1) 19-4 1,311
7 Virginia Cavaliers (1) 19-4 1,223
8 Michigan State Spartans 20-4 1,144
9 North Carolina Tar Heels 19-4 1,136
10 West Virginia Mountaineers 19-4 1,082
11 Oregon Ducks 20-4 905
12 Miami-Florida Hurricanes 18-4 826
13 Louisville Cardinals 19-4 819
14 Iowa State Cyclones 17-6 781
15 Texas A&M Aggies 18-5 663
16 SMU Mustangs 20-2 593
17 Arizona Wildcats 19-5 497
18 Purdue Boilermakers 19-5 456
19 Dayton Flyers 19-3 413
20 Providence Friars 18-6 349
21 Baylor Bears 17-6 333
22 Kentucky Wildcats 17-6 228
23 USC Trojans 18-5 225
24 Texas Longhorns 16-7 199
25 Wichita State Shockers 17-6 132
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego State 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, Saint Mary's 6, Saint Joseph's 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, Connecticut 2, George Washington 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1


USA Today Coaches Poll

RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Villanova (11) 20-3 753
2 Maryland (11) 21-3 749
3 Oklahoma (3) 19-3 708
4 Xavier 21-2 683
5 Iowa (3) 19-4 674
6 Kansas (2) 19-4 670
7 Virginia 19-4 616
8 North Carolina (1) 19-4 599
9 Michigan State (1) 20-4 567
10 West Virginia 19-4 490
11 Miami (FL) 18-4 433
12 Oregon 20-4 423
13 Texas A&M 18-5 387
14 Arizona 19-5 310
15 Iowa State 17-6 307
16 Purdue 19-5 292
17 Dayton 19-3 236
17 Providence 18-6 236
19 Baylor 17-6 221
20 South Carolina 20-3 185
21 Kentucky 17-6 178
22 Indiana 19-5 119
23 USC 18-5 105
24 Wichita St 17-6 91
25 Texas 16-7 69
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 63, Gonzaga 53, Duke 40, Saint Mary's 28, Pittsburgh 25, Seton Hall 21, Valparaiso 14, Louisville 12, Monmouth 12, Utah 12, VCU 8, LSU 5, Saint Joseph's 2, Stony Brook 1, California 1, Clemson 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1