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Not surprising after a second loss to an unranked team in as many weeks. UNC is down to #18 in the Coaches Poll and #21 in the AP Poll.
It will be interesting to see if UNC's ranking remains stable if the Tar Heels lose to Kentucky and do so in a competitive manner. If the Heels manage to pull off a win then the bleeding will stop. At any rate UNC will face the #1 team in the country on Saturday. The Tar Heels have 13 wins against the #1 team in the AP Poll all-time and is 4-1 against #1 under Roy Williams.
AP Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Rec | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats (64) | 9-0 | 1,600 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke Blue Devils | 8-0 | 1,518 | 4 |
| 3 | Arizona Wildcats | 8-0 | 1,486 | 3 |
| 4 | Louisville Cardinals | 7-0 | 1,319 | 5 |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8-1 | 1,316 | 2 |
| 6 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-0 | 1,285 | 7 |
| 7 | Villanova Wildcats | 8-0 | 1,173 | 10 |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns | 7-1 | 1,155 | 6 |
| 9 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 7-1 | 1,145 | 9 |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks | 6-1 | 1,083 | 11 |
| 11 | Wichita State Shockers | 5-1 | 929 | 8 |
| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-1 | 808 | 14 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 6-1 | 717 | 25 |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones | 5-1 | 668 | 20 |
| 15 | Butler Bulldogs | 7-1 | 593 | 23 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 5-2 | 557 | 22 |
| 17 | Washington Huskies | 7-0 | 428 | 35 |
| 18 | San Diego State Aztecs | 6-2 | 390 | 13 |
| 19 | Maryland Terrapins | 8-1 | 370 | 21 |
| 20 | Miami-Florida Hurricanes | 8-1 | 359 | 15 |
| 21 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 6-2 | 350 | 12 |
| 22 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 8-1 | 313 | 16 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa Panthers | 8-0 | 232 | 26 |
| 24 | St. John's Red Storm | 6-1 | 211 | 39 |
| 25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 8-1 | 200 | 47 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Michigan St 120, Illinois 91, Georgetown 62, Iowa 60, Seton Hall 57, Baylor 49, TCU 45, Colorado St 28, Arkansas 22, California 19, Michigan 14, Creighton 7, Virginia Commonwealth 6, LSU 5, NC State 3, Indiana 3, Old Dominion 2, Yale 1, Dayton 1 | ||||
USA Today Coaches Poll
| Rank | School | Record | Pts | Prev | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (30) | 9-0 | 798 | 1 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Duke (1) | 8-0 | 761 | 2 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Arizona | 8-0 | 742 | 3 | 2/4 |
| 4 | Louisville | 7-0 | 676 | 5 | 5/9 |
| 5 | Virginia | 9-0 | 654 | 6 | 6/9 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8-1 | 639 | 4 | 3/4 |
| 7 | Villanova | 8-0 | 606 | 9 | 9/12 |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 7-1 | 562 | 8 | 8/13 |
| 9 | Texas | 7-1 | 558 | 7 | 7/10 |
| 10 | Kansas | 6-1 | 515 | 11 | 5/12 |
| 11 | Wichita State | 5-1 | 447 | 10 | 10/13 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6-1 | 400 | 13 | 13/20 |
| 13 | Iowa St. | 5-1 | 349 | 19 | 13/19 |
| 14 | Utah | 6-1 | 238 | 27 | – |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 232 | 20 | 18/21 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 6-1 | 230 | 14 | 14/17 |
| 17 | Washington | 7-0 | 225 | 32 | – |
| 18 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 204 | 12 | 6/12 |
| 19 | Butler | 7-1 | 199 | 29 | – |
| 20 | Maryland | 8-1 | 198 | 22 | 22/NR |
| 21 | West Virginia | 8-1 | 168 | 17 | 17/NR |
| 21 | Miami | 8-1 | 168 | 15 | 15/NR |
| 23 | Michigan State | 6-3 | 111 | 18 | 18/19 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 8-0 | 110 | 30 | – |
| 25 | Illinois | 7-1 | 104 | 25 | 25/NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 91; St. John?s 62; Michigan 45; Arkansas 38; Georgetown 34; Florida 31; Baylor 29; Iowa 29; Seton Hall 28; TCU 26; California 23; Creighton 12; Virginia Commonwealth 10; Nebraska 9; Colorado State 9; Louisiana Tech 8; Oklahoma State 5; North Carolina State 5; Providence 4; Old Dominion 3; UCLA 3; Saint Mary?s 1; LSU 1. | |||||