PHILADELPHIA -- The defending national champions are now the top team in the country.The Villanova Wildcats moved from No. 2 to No. 1 this week, and they will continue their quest toward a Big 5 title with a matchup against city rival La Salle on Tuesday night at the Palestra.Villanova improved to 8-0 with a resounding 88-57 victory over Saint Josephs on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats can move to 3-0 in the Big 5 this season with a victory over the Explorers.Overall, Villanova owns a record 16 consecutive Big 5 wins.Thanks to Kentuckys home loss to UCLA, Villanova was elevated to No. 1 on Monday afternoon. Villanova was at No. 1 for three weeks last February on its way to winning the second national championship in program history.Senior Josh Hart proved his mettle as a National Player of the Year candidate with a triple-double against the Hawks, the first for the program since Harold Pressley accomplished the feat in January 1986 at Providence. Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists, giving him 19 assists in the past two games.Im not sure whats gotten into me, Hart said. I just love seeing my teammates score. This is probably the only time Coach (Jay Wright) has had to tell me to be more aggressive. My mindset today was to be aggressive, and everything else took care of itself. I have to attribute that to my teammates.Wright gushed when asked about one of his senior leaders.Josh is just so complete in every way, Wright said. He is the best competitor out there. Hes one of the best shooters on the team, one of the best finishers in the country and hes a great decision-maker. And hes our best defensive player.Villanova senior forward Kris Jenkins also stayed hot with a team-high 20 points vs. Saint Josephs. Some of his shots were quite difficult with a defender draped all over him.Kris Jenkins just has incredible talent to make shots, even bad shots, Wright said. Its a weapon we have to be careful with.La Salle (4-2) started slowly this season but has since won three in a row. Its most recent performance was an 83-73 victory over Bucknell on Saturday. B.J. Johnson, a Syracuse transfer, scored 22 points and Jordan Price scored 20 points.The Explorers defense was solid, holding the Bison to 29 points and just 39.1 percent shooting in the second half.I thought the second half was the best weve played this year, La Salle coach John Giannini said. We held a terrific offensive team to 39 percent from the field, and we only had three turnovers in the second half until we got a couple odd late offensive fouls. I think our players did exactly what they had to do to win the game against a team thats won at Vanderbilt, won four in a row, beat Richmond. Thats a really good team.La Salle last defeated Villanova on Nov. 25, 2012, a 77-74 decision. The Explorers are 0-4 against Villanova at the Palestra since 1999.There will be a ceremony to retire the No. 20 jersey of former Explorer Larry Cannon at halftime. A second team All-American as a senior in 1968-69, Cannon guided the Explorers to a 23-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking behind national champion UCLA. Air Max 720 Baratas . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Air Max 720 España . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. http://www.airmax720baratas.es/ . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. 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Barrett.Kyler knows what his responsibility is, and, as a defense, he gives us great looks, whether its doing what the system tells him to do, running the zone-read, stuff like that, Sooners linebacker Jordan Evans said. But then, at the same time, he makes a lot of plays on his feet to keep us on our toes.Two years ago, Murray was one of the most accomplished high school quarterbacks ever to come out of the state of Texas. He was the Gatorade National Player of the Year at Allen High and ended his phenomenal prep career with three straight state championships, 10,386 yards passing, 4,129 yards rushing and 186 total touchdowns.Murray was the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback recruit in the country, and he was hotly pursued by Oklahoma and Texas. Ultimately, he signed with the Aggies. But when he elected to transfer, he quickly settled back on the Sooners.It was a no-brainer for me, Murray told ESPN.com in the spring. Just the trust I had in [coach Bobb Stoops and offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley], the stability here.dddddddddddd Coach Linc is one of, if not the best OC in the country. Then you look at the guys around you that youre playing with. We have all the talent in the world here.Among that talent corps is starting quarterback Baker Mayfield, who can serve as a model for Murray.Two years ago, Mayfield himself was running Oklahomas scout-team offense after transferring in from Texas Tech. The next season, Mayfield beat out incumbent Trevor Knight for the starting job, led the Sooners to the College Football Playoff and finished fourth in the Heisman voting.Kylers game is pretty similar to Baker, in that, when Baker was our scout-team quarterback, you saw stuff he did like, Whoa, this kid can play, Evans said. Its the same thing with Kyler. A lot of athleticism, strong arm. He looks like he can play.Murrays path back to the playing field could take longer than Mayfields did. This summer, the Big 12 granted Mayfield his fourth season of eligibility back, which means hell be back in Norman in 2017. Even after that, Murray will have to beat out former ESPN 300 recruit Austin Kendall, a true freshman, who is the Sooners No. 2 quarterback.I think when my time comes well be ready, Murray said this spring.Until then, Murray will be channeling his energy into getting the defense ready for what it will see Saturday.Hes been doing a great job, Evans said. Im thankful we have him. ' ' '