No. 2 Virginia has pulled closer to its first No. 1 ranking in 35 years.
The Cavaliers received 17 of 65 first-place votes from a media panel in the AP Top 25 released on Monday. Villanova remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving 47 first-place votes.
Virginia (20-1, 9-0 ACC) shut down one of the nation’s top offenses in a 65-63 win over Duke last week and held No. 18 Clemson to 36 points.
Purdue remained at No. 3 and No. 4 Duke held its spot despite the loss to Virginia. Michigan State moved up a spot to round out the top 10.
Kentucky returned to the poll at No. 21 after dropping out for the first time in four years.
UConn continues to lead the way in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The Huskies (20-0) are once again the unanimous No. 1 team receiving all 32 votes from the national media panel. The top five remained unchanged this week with Mississippi State, Baylor, Louisville and Notre Dame following UConn.
