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Stephen Pianovich (@SPianovich)
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Villanova moved up two spot to No. 4 in this week's Associated Press poll, the team's highest ranking of the season.

The Wildcats (16-2, 6-0 Big East) have not lost in nearly a month and are the only undefeated team in the conference. Villanova has a 1.5-game lead in the Big East as of Monday with Xavier as the only other team with less than two losses.

The Musketeers (16-1, 4-1) are ranked fifth in the latest poll, and their only loss of the season was a 31-point defeat to Villanova. Oklahoma was a unanimous No. 1, and the entire poll can be found here.

The No. 4 ranking is the best for the Wildcats since they finished the regular season ranked second in the country last March. They were as low as No. 17 this season, but have moved up 13 spots during their eight-game winning streak.