AP Top 25: UNC stays at #7 ahead of a matchup with Kentucky

There isn’t a whole lot of shake up in this week’s most recent AP Poll. Villanova is still the resounding number one team following their win over #21 ranked Notre Dame last week. UNC stays at #7 following wins over Davidson and Tennessee. The Heels will face their first top-10 opponent on the 2016-2017 season as they take on #6 Kentucky in Las Vegas on Saturday.

1. Villanova (56) 10-0

2. UCLA (3) 10-0

3. Kansas 9-1

4. Baylor (6) 8-0

5. Duke 10-1

6. Kentucky 9-1

7. North Carolina 10-1

8. Gonzaga 10-0

9. Indiana 8-1

10. Creighton 10-0

11. Louisville 9-1

12. West Virginia 8-1

13. Virginia 8-1

14. Wisconsin 9-2

15. Purdue 8-2

16. South Carolina 8-0

17. Xavier 8-2

18. Butler 9-1

19. Arizona 8-2

20. Saint Mary’s 7-1

21. Notre Dame 9-1

22. Oregon 8-2

23. Florida State 10-1

24. USC 9-0

25. Cincinnati 7-2

Here’s the breakdown by conference:

· ACC: 6 teams

· American: 1 team

· Big East: 4 teams

· Big Ten: 3 teams

· Big 12: 3 teams

· Pac-12: 4 teams

· SEC: 2 teams

· West Coast: 2 teams

Top 25 Games this week

This week all of the top-25 matchups will take place on Saturday

#7 North Carolina will take on #6 Kentucky at the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas at 5:45 pm. The other two top-25 matchups will take place at the Crossroads Classic as #15 Purdue will take on #21 Notre Dame. Followed by #9 Indiana playing against #18 Butler.