No. 3 Villanova back again as team to beat in Big East
FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright and forward Jermaine Samuels (23) celebrate from the bench in the last seconds of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence in Providence, R.I., in this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, file photo. Villanova won, 64-60. Villanova will begin the college basketball season at No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright and forward Jermaine Samuels (23) celebrate from the bench in the last seconds of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence in Providence, R.I., in this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, file photo. Villanova won, 64-60. Villanova will begin the college basketball season at No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Nov. 09, 2020 12:00 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020 file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's in New York. The Villanova Wildcats are again the favorite to win the Big East and are No. 3 in The Associated Press' preseason 2020-21 college basketball poll. Wright’s Wildcats received 11 first-place votes in the AP poll. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020 file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's in New York. The Villanova Wildcats are again the favorite to win the Big East and are No. 3 in The Associated Press' preseason 2020-21 college basketball poll. Wright’s Wildcats received 11 first-place votes in the AP poll. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Nov. 13, 2020 08:27 AM EST