UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Virginia remains the unanimous No. 1 team in the final Associated Press men\u2019s basketball poll, an honor that will become hollow if the Cavaliers don\u2019t win the real national championship.<\/p>\n
The Cavs earned all 65 first-place votes to remain on top for the fifth straight week. Virginia is 31-2 and winners of both the ACC regular season and tournament titles.<\/p>\n
Villanova is second, followed by Xavier, Kansas and Michigan St. The Jayhawks moved up five spots after winning the Big 12 Tournament.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati, Michigan, Gonzaga, Duke and North Carolina round out the top 10.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, UConn finishes No. 1 in The Associated Press women\u2019s basketball poll for the fifth straight year.<\/p>\n
The Huskies enter the NCAA Tournament as the lone unbeaten team and went wire-to-wire as the unanimous top team. They received all 32 votes from the national media panel Monday.<\/p>\n
Baylor, Louisville, Mississippi State and Notre Dame followed UConn in the poll. Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, UCLA and Ohio State round out the first 10 teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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