Oct. 28, 2010
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Villanova Wildcats will begin the 2010-11 basketball season ranked at No. 6 in the Associated Press poll. This marks the third time in the last five seasons that the Wildcats have been included in the AP's pre-season top 10.
Last week, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll was released and Villanova was at No. 6 in that ranking too.
The Wildcats - who host the University of the District of Columbia in an exhibition game on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center - are led by a trio of seniors, including guard Corey Fisher, forward Antonio Pena and guard Corey Stokes. VU spent the entire 2009-10 campaign in the AP top 10 and finished the season with a 25-8 record.
The entire AP Top 25 looks like this:
1. Duke
2. Michigan State
3. Kansas State
4. Ohio State
5. Pittsburgh
6. Villanova
7. Kansas
8. North Carolina
9. Florida
10. Syracuse
11. Kentucky
12. Gonzaga
13. Illinois
14. Purdue
15. Missouri
16. Baylor
17. Butler
18. Washington
19. Memphis
20. Georgetown
21. Virginia Tech
22. Temple
23. Tennessee
24. BYU
25. San Diego State
