Virginia won at Virginia Tech on Monday night to improve to 23-2 on the season with both losses coming to Duke. And wouldn’t it be something if the Cavaliers went 0-2 against the Blue Devils but still won at least a share of the ACC regular-season title? It could reasonably happen. All it would require is Virginia winning its five remaining regular-season games — it will be favored to win each, for what it’s worth — and Duke losing once more, perhaps at North Carolina next month. If things go down that way, Tony Bennett would secure at least a share of the ACC regular-season title for the fourth time in the past six seasons. Virginia is No. 3 in Tuesday morning’s updated Top 25.
AP Poll – Week 16
| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Previous Week |
| 1 | Duke | ACC | 23-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 25-2 | 3 |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | 22-2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kentucky | SEC | 21-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 23-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Nevada | Mountain West | 24-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 23-3 | 6 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 20-5 | 8 |
| 9 | Houston | AAC | 25-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 21-5 | 11 |
| 11 | Marquette | Big East | 21-4 | 10 |
| 12 | Kansas | Big 12 | 20-6 | 14 |
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 21-4 | 19 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 21-5 | 15 |
| 15 | Purdue | Big Ten | 18-7 | 12 |
| 16 | Florida State | ACC | 20-5 | 17 |
| 17 | Villanova | Big East | 20-6 | 13 |
| 18 | Louisville | ACC | 18-8 | 16 |
| 19 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 19-6 | 23 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 20-5 | 22 |
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 20-5 | 21 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 17-8 | 20 |
| 23 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 19-6 | 18 |
| 24 | Maryland | Big Ten | 19-7 | 24 |
| 25 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 22-3 | 25 |
