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>>Villanova Nations No. 1 in AP Poll

Another crazy week has led to more upheaval in the Associated Press' Top 25 poll for Division I men's basketball. Five of the top 10 teams lost at least once in the past seven days (Oklahoma, Iowa, North Carolina, Maryland and West Virginia), and so we've got a new order on the top 10 around here.

Villanova stays strong at No. 1. The Wildcats have dodged taking on losses in recent weeks, though things could get interesting on Wednesday because Jay Wright's team plays at No. 5 Xavier. Huge game there in the league and in regard to No. 1 seeding for the NCAA Tournament.

Also, Kansas has built up a resume that looks demonstrably to be the best in college basketball. Bill Self is going to win a 12th straight Big 12 title in the regular season. His team is ranked second, with a two-game lead in the conference.

Virginia jumped from seventh to third -- and is in a tie at No. 3 with Oklahoma. Despite its loss at Minnesota, which has just seven victories this season, Maryland stays steady in the top 10.

>>Xavier in Top 5 in Coaches Poll

Villanova is still the No. 1 team in the country according to the coaches. But the Wildcats have a tough matchup this week.

In the newest edition of the coaches poll, Xavier rose from No. 7 up to No. 5, setting up a really fun matchup on Wednesday between the Musketeers and the Wildcats. It's not the first top-five matchup we've seen this season, but it should be a good one that could bring the Big East title race just a little bit tighter.

Between those two teams, Kansas stayed at No. 2 with seven first-place votes to Villanova's 25, followed by Virginia at No. 3 and Oklahoma at No. 4. Beyond Xavier at No. 5, North Carolina sits at No. 6, Michigan State is No. 7, Iowa is No. 8, Maryland fell four spots to No. 9, and Arizona rounds out the top-10.

The two biggest risers this week were Indiana and Baylor, each of whom rose six spots to No. 15 and No. 16 respectively. The biggest faller this week was Dayton, who after losing two games to St. Joseph's and St. Bonaventure, dropped to No. 22. The newest team in the poll and only team to enter was Utah, who is now No. 23. The Utes replaced South Carolina, who fell to the nominal No. 26 spot after losing to Missouri earlier in the week.

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