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After the high of the previous week, North Carolina men’s basketball fell back to earth in their loss to Virginia on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Tar Heel women’s team built on their upset of NC State and added a second-straight win.
With another week in the books, where do the UNC basketball teams stand in AP Top 25 voting?
Men’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- Gonzaga Bulldogs (59 first place votes)
- Baylor Bears (5)
- Michigan Wolverines
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Houston Cougars
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Villanova Wildcats
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Texas Longhorns
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- Creighton Blue Jays
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Florida State Seminoles
- USC Trojans
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Missouri Tigers
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Loyola Chicago Ramblers
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- San Diego State Aztecs
Where is UNC?
The Tar Heels had gotten back into the “others receiving votes,” but after the performance against Virginia, they’ve dropped a bit. Last week they had gotten eight voting points, but now they’re down to two. They’re now 73 votes back of #25 San Diego State.
Biggest Winners
The dreaded Creighton had the biggest jump of the week, moving up to #14 after their dominant win over Villanova.
Biggest Losers
Missouri had cracked the top ten last week, but are now clinging onto the top 20. They fell all that way thanks to losses to Ole Miss and Arkansas. Both were unranked at the time, but Arkansas did get in thanks to their win over the Tigers.
Conference Breakdown
- AAC: 1
- ACC: 3
- Big 12: 6
- Big East: 2
- Big Ten: 5
- Missouri Valley: 1
- Mountain West: 1
- Pac-12: 1
- SEC: 4
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #11 Iowa at #21 Wisconsin - Thursday at 7 PM ET on ESPN3
- #13 West Virginia at #12 Texas - Saturday at 3 PM ET on ABC
- #3 Michigan at #4 Ohio State - Sunday at 1 PM ET on CBS
Women’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- UConn Huskies (26 first place votes)
- South Carolina Gamecocks (2)
- Louisville Cardinals
- NC State Wolfpack
- Texas A&M Aggies(1)
- Stanford Cardinal (1)
- Baylor Bears
- UCLA Bruins
- Maryland Terrapins
- Arizona Wildcats
- Michigan Wolverines
- South Florida Bulls
- Oregon Ducks
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- DePaul Blue Demons
- West Virginia Mountaineers (tied with DePaul for 19th)
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Georgia Bulldogs
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Missouri State Bears
Where is UNC?
The Tar Heels built on their upset win over NC State with another over Pitt, but it still wasn’t enough to get them any votes this week. However, they are now one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament, at least according to ESPN’s WBB Bracketology.
Biggest Winners
There was a #1 vs. #2 battle last week, and UConn came out on top, vaulting them back up to #1, where they seem to be so often.
Biggest Losers
Tennessee had the biggest fall of the week, dropping five spots thanks to losses to Kentucky and Texas A&M.
Conference Breakdown
- AAC: 1
- ACC: 2
- Big 12: 2
- Big East: 2
- Big Ten: 5
- Missouri Valley: 1
- Pac-12: 4
- SEC: 6
- Summit League: 1
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #19 West Virginia at #7 Baylor at 8 PM ET on ESPN+
- #2 South Carolina at #21 Tennessee at 7 PM ET on SEC Network
- #10 Arizona at #6 Stanford - Monday at 9 PM ET on ESPN2