The freshmen got to have their fun in November, but after Duke and Kentucky both failed to put a stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25, the first poll in December has the veteran and reigning national champion Villanova Wildcats in the top spot.

With help from a Josh Hart triple-double, the Wildcats obliterated a pair of Philadelphia Big 5 opponents this week, dismissing Penn and Saint Joseph's by a combined margin of 56 points to improve to 8-0. Only one of their games this season—a road win over Purdue—was decided by a single-digit margin, making it difficult to argue against the Wildcats as the best team in the coun...

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