The Wildcats (16-1, 4-1 Big East) moved back into the No. 1 spot last week and received 63 of 65 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released on Monday.
Virginia (15-1, 4-0 ACC) moved up a spot this week and earned a first-place vote after West Virginia's loss to No. 8 Texas Tech, the Cavaliers' highest ranking since 2014-15.
Purdue had the other No. 1 vote and climbed two spots for its highest ranking since 2009-10, with Oklahoma and Duke rounding out the top 5.
West Virginia dropped four spots to No. 6 and Michigan State dropped five spots to No. 9 after losing to rival Michigan.
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Villanova (63) | 16-1 | 1623 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia (1) | 16-1 | 1527 | 3 |
| 3. Purdue (1) | 17-2 | 1411 | 5 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 14-2 | 1371 | 9 |
| 5. Duke | 15-2 | 1319 | 7 |
| 6. West Virginia | 15-2 | 1304 | 2 |
| 7. Wichita St. | 15-2 | 1283 | 5 |
| 8. Texas Tech | 15-2 | 1276 | 8 |
| 9. Michigan St. | 16-3 | 1062 | 4 |
| 10. Kansas | 14-3 | 1032 | 12 |
| 11. Xavier | 16-3 | 928 | 10 |
| 12. Cincinnati | 15-2 | 858 | 14 |
| 13. Gonzaga | 16-3 | 829 | 15 |
| 14. Arizona | 14-4 | 723 | 17 |
| 15. North Carolina | 14-4 | 666 | 20 |
| 16. Arizona St. | 14-3 | 639 | 11 |
| 17. Auburn | 16-1 | 523 | 22 |
| 18. Kentucky | 14-3 | 487 | 21 |
| 19. Seton Hall | 15-3 | 455 | 13 |
| 20. Clemson | 15-2 | 444 | 19 |
| 21. Tennessee | 12-4 | 358 | 24 |
| 22. Ohio St. | 15-4 | 276 | — |
| 23. Michigan | 15-4 | 223 | — |
| 24. TCU | 13-4 | 196 | 16 |
| 25. Miami | 13-3 | 143 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Creighton 56, Rhode Island 39, Florida St. 25 , Nevada 23, Saint Mary's (Cal) 19, New Mexico St. 4, Louisville 2, Florida 1.
