Villanova remains No. 1 in latest AP poll for third straight week
Villanova remains atop the latest Associated Press college basketball rankings with an 11–0 record heading into the holidays.
The Wildcats are coming off a week in which they downed Notre Dame 74–66 and Temple 78–57. Villanova received 56 first-place votes.
UCLA is ranked second with three first-place votes.
This week's lone game between two ranked teams features the in-state rivalry between No. 6 Kentucky and No. 10 Louisville on Wednesday.
View the full rankings below:
1. Villanova (56 first-place votes)
2. UCLA (three first-place votes)
3. Kansas
4. Baylor (six first-place votes)
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. Gonzaga
8. North Carolina
9. Creighton
10. Louisville
11. West Virginia
12. Virginia
13. Butler
14. Wisconsin
15. Purdue
16. Indiana
17. Xavier
18. Arizona
19. Saint Mary's
20. Oregon
21. Florida State
22. South Carolina
23. USC
24. Cincinnati
25. Notre Dame
