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Virginia Drops to No. 13 in Latest AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll

The Cavaliers fell seven spots to No. 13 after losing back-to-back games at Boston College and North Carolina last week

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Virginia is ranked No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll released on Monday. The Cavaliers fell seven spots from No. 6 after losing back-to-back road games at Boston College and North Carolina last week. 

The top five teams in the AP Top 25 remained the same as Houston, Alabama, Kansas, UCLA, and Purdue each held serve and maintained their positions in that order. 

Despite sliding down seven spots, Virginia is still the highest-ranked ACC team, as UVA is joined in the AP Top 25 by No. 16 Miami and No. 25 Pittsburgh. Duke, NC State, and Clemson each received votes in this week's poll. 

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball Poll - Week 17

  1. Houston (27-2)
  2. Alabama (25-4)
  3. Kansas (24-5)
  4. UCLA (25-4)
  5. Purdue (24-5)
  6. Marquette (23-6)
  7. Baylor (21-8)
  8. Arizona (24-5)
  9. Texas (22-7)
  10. Gonzaga (25-5)
  11. Kansas State (22-7)
  12. Tennessee (21-8)
  13. Virginia (21-6)
  14. UConn (22-7)
  15. Indiana (20-9)
  16. Miami (23-6)
  17. Saint Mary's (25-6)
  18. San Diego State (23-5)
  19. Xavier (21-8)
  20. Providence (21-8)
  21. Maryland (20-9)
  22. TCU (19-10)
  23. Kentucky (20-9)
  24. Texas A&M (21-8)
  25. Pittsburgh (21-8)

Others receiving votes: Creighton (87), Duke (78), Oral Roberts (40), Northwestern (39), Florida Atlantic (25), Iowa State (20), Nevada (17), Missouri (16), Arkansas (7), NC State (6), Charleston (6), Clemson (6), Memphis (4), Boise State (3), VCU (1), West Virginia (1)

No. 13 Virginia (21-6, 13-5 ACC) hosts Clemson on Tuesday at 7pm at John Paul Jones Arena.

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Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.

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