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This season is just going to be weird for everyone. North Carolina’s men’s team had a game postponed over the weekend. The women’s team only just returned after a long absence. UNC is also far from the only school dealing with this either.
However, the AP Top 25 polls roll along despite that. Now that another week is in the books, let’s take a look at where things stand in the rankings.
Men’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- Gonzaga Bulldogs (63 first place votes)
- Baylor Bears (1)
- Villanova Wildcats
- Texas Longhorns
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Michigan Wolverines
- Creighton Blue Jays
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Houston Cougars
- Clemson Tigers
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Louisville Cardinals
- Missouri Tigers
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Duke Blue Devils
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Oregon Ducks
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Saint Louis Billikens
- UConn Huskies
Where is UNC?
Despite the two-straight dramatic wins, the Tar Heels’ previous struggles have them not only out of the top 25, but receiving no votes. A win over now #12 Clemson would’ve gone away to change that, but alas the world had other plans.
Biggest Winners
The aforementioned Clemson team climbed seven spots after winning their third consecutive game, moving their overall record to 9-1. It was a good week for ACC teams moving up in general, as Virginia had the second biggest jump and is up four spots at #18.
Biggest Losers
No team dropped out of the top 25 week, meaning the biggest loser of the week was Minnesota, who took a seven spot fall, having lost three of the last four, albeit all to other ranked teams.
Conference Breakdown
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #9 Wisconsin at #7 Michigan - Tuesday at 7 PM ET on ESPN
- #13 West Virginia at #2 Baylor - Tuesday at 9 PM ET on ESPN2
- #15 Texas Tech at #4 Texas - Wednesday at 9 PM ET on ESPN2
Women’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- Stanford Cardinal (29 first place votes)
- Louisville Cardinals
- NC State Wolfpack (1)
- UConn Huskies
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Baylor Bears
- Texas A&M Aggies
- UCLA Bruins
- Maryland Terrapins
- Oregon Ducks
- Arizona Wildcats
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Michigan Wolverines
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- South Florida Bulls
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Indiana Hoosiers
- DePaul Blue Demons
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Texas Longhorns
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Syracuse Orange
- Washington State Cougars
Where is UNC?
The Tar Heels returned to the court for the first time since December on Sunday night, but fell to Miami by 10 points. As a result, they took a pretty sizeable dip in top 25 votes. They were the unofficial #26 last week, but now received just one single vote this time around.
Biggest Winners
For the first time in program history, Washington State has cracked the AP Top 25 in women’s basketball. They snuck in by just a few ranking points after a 7-1 start, which includes a win over #11 Arizona.
Biggest Losers
Michigan State went from #23 to well out of the top 25 after losing games to Maryland and Nebraska.
Conference Breakdown
- AAC: 1
- ACC: 3
- Big 12: 2
- Big East: 2
- Big Ten: 5
- Pac-12: 5
- SEC: 6
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #10 Oregon at #11 Arizona - Thursday at 7 PM ET on ESPN
- #14 Mississippi State at #7 Texas A&M - Sunday at 1 PM ET on ESPN2
- #3 NC State at #2 Louisville - Sunday at 3 PM ET on ESPN
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