Sooners soar to No. 9 after 3 top-10 wins in row
Gonzaga and Baylor remain perched atop the AP Top 25 poll, while Oklahoma vaulted from No. 24 to No. 9 after beating three straight top-10 teams.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
11-1, 1st in Big East
- 11/25W 76-67
- 11/2618W 83-74
- 11/28L 81-73
- 12/1W 87-53
- 12/2PPD
- 12/3CANC
- 12/617W 68-64
- 12/11W 76-63
- PPD
- 12/16W 85-66
- 12/19W 88-68
- 12/23W 85-68
- PPD
- 1/2PPD
- 1/5PPD
- 1/8PPD
- 1/13PPD
- 1/1525PPD
- 1/19W 76-74
- 1/23W 71-56
- 1/28PPD
- 1/30W 80-72
- 2/3h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/7h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/9h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/1315
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- Full Schedule
College Basketball Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Illinois use big wins to vault into top 12
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
No. 3 Villanova rolls to 9th straight, handles Seton Hall
— Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 23 points in 21 minutes and No. 3 Villanova rolled to ninth straight victory with an unexpectedly easy 80-72 decision over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Daniels knocks down a triple to extend Nova's lead (0:19)
Jermaine Samuels drops in a bucket as shot clock expires for Villanova (0:18)
Michigan moves up to No. 4 amid 2-week pause
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
Samuels rises up for a Nova rim-rocking slam (0:25)
Sun glare causes confusion, delay in Providence vs. Villanova (0:37)
Villanova's Gillespie beats the buzzer with deep 3 (0:17)
Nova's Samuels soars for hammer dunk (0:22)
Nova survives after Seton Hall's late foul (0:29)
No. 3 Villanova edges Seton Hall in return from 27-day break
— Cole Swider hit the winning free throw in the final seconds and Collin Gillespie scored 22 points to help No. 3 Villanova win its first game in 27 days, 76-74 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Ranking the top 25 players in men's college basketball for the 2020-21 season, version 2.0
Four Gonzaga starters make the updated rankings, but Iowa's Luka Garza still leads the way.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Villanova pauses again, postpones 3 games
Villanova is again pausing all men's basketball activities due to COVID-19 issues within the program, and the Wildcats' next three games have been postponed.
Texas leaps to No. 4; Gonzaga still tops in poll
Texas enters the top five for the first time since 2011, but Gonzaga maintains a tight hold on the No. 1 spot in the AP poll.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Where Saturday's blowout leaves Texas, Kansas
Texas handed Kansas a historic loss at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. What kind of leap does the Longhorns' blowout merit?
College Basketball Power Rankings: Sorting out the wild B1G
Iowa and Michigan State are struggling. Northwestern and Minnesota are ascending. Will the new Big Ten balance of power hold?
Villanova's Wright tests positive for coronavirus
No. 5 Villanova has paused team activities and postponed next week's game vs. Xavier after coach Jay Wright tested positive for COVID-19.
No. 5 Villanova blasts Marquette 85-68 for 6th straight win
— Collin Gillespie scored 22 points and sank six 3-pointers as No. 5 Villanova routed Marquette 85-68 for its sixth consecutive victory Wednesday night.
Power Rankings and more: Welcome to the top 16, Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights moved to 6-0 with a rout of Maryland and victory over Illinois last week, and they make their first appearance in our top 16.
Robinson-Earl's 25 points power Villanova's win (1:30)
2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 6-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Creighton | 9-3 | - | 13-4 |
| Xavier | 4-2 | 2 | 11-2 |
| UConn | 5-3 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Seton Hall | 6-5 | 2.5 | 9-8 |
| St. John's | 5-6 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
| Providence | 5-6 | 3.5 | 9-8 |
| Marquette | 4-7 | 4.5 | 8-9 |
| Butler | 4-7 | 4.5 | 5-9 |
| Georgetown | 2-5 | 4.5 | 4-8 |
| DePaul | 1-7 | 6 | 3-7 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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Team Stats
Points Per Game79.0Tied-50th
Rebounds Per Game34.4Tied-254th
Assists Per Game15.475th
Points Allowed67.2
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 3 | 3 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Patterson | PF | Signed | 86 |
| Nnanna Njoku | C | Signed | 82 |
| Jordan Longino | SF | Signed | 82 |
| Angelo Brizzi | PG | Signed | 80 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 6 |
| Tournament Record | 65-37 |
| Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016, 2018 |
| Tournament Appearances | 39 |