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It was a less than ideal week for UNC basketball, with both teams taking losses. The men took a bad loss at Notre Dame, while the women lost to highly ranked NC State, but did so by 27 points.
Elsewhere in college basketball, some team from Durham took a loss, while teams near the top of both top 25s took some losses. Now that another week is in the books, let’s check on where things stand in the newest top 25 rankings.
Men’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- Baylor Bears (61 first place votes)
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- UCLA Bruins
- Auburn Tigers
- USC Trojans
- Arizona Wildcats
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Duke Blue Devils
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Michigan State Spartans
- Houston Cougars
- LSU Tigers
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Villanova Wildcats
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Xavier Musketeers
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Seton Hall Pirates
- Texas Longhorns
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Providence Friars
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Illinois Fighting Illini
Where is UNC?
Good news is that two of the Heels’ last three games were blowout wins. Bad news is the other is the Notre Dame loss. As a result, the Tar Heels are still not even receiving votes, never mind cracking the top 25.
Biggest Winners
Led by one of the nation’s leading scorers in Johnny Davis, Wisconsin had a big week that saw them move up a week high 10 spots. Thanks to wins over previously #3 Purdue, Iowa, and Maryland, the Badgers are up all the way at #13.
Biggest Losers
Alabama’s very weird season, which includes wins over Gonzaga and Houston and losses to Iona and Davidson, continued last week when they lost to Missouri. As a result, the Tide dropped nine spots, falling to #24. Also, Duke dropped six spots, which I bring up for no particular reason.
Conference Breakdown
- Big 12: 5
- Big Ten: 5
- SEC: 5
- Big East: 4
- Pac-12: 3
- AAC: 1
- ACC: 1
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #19 Texas Tech (11-3, 1-1 Big 12) at #1 Baylor (15-0, 3-0 Big 12) - Tonight at 7 PM ET on ESPN2
- #4 Auburn (14-1, 3-0 SEC) at #24 Alabama (11-4, 2-1 SEC) - Tonight at 9 PM ET on ESPN
- #16 Ohio State (10-3. 4-1 Big Ten) at #13 Wisconsin (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten) - Thursday at 7 PM ET on ESPN3
Women’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- South Carolina Gamecocks (26 first place votes)
- Stanford Cardinal
- Louisville Cardinals (4)
- NC State Wolfpack
- Tennessee Lady Volunteers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Arizona Wildcats
- Maryland Terrapins
- Iowa State Cyclones
- UConn Huskies
- Michigan Wolverines
- LSU Tigers
- Texas Longhorns
- Baylor Bears
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Duke Blue Devils
- Georgia Lady Bulldogs
- BYU Cougars
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Oklahoma Sooners
- South Florida Bulls
- Kansas State Wildcats
Where is UNC?
The Heels took their first loss of the season at NC State this week, but they did end up hanging on to a top 25 spot. Carolina fell two places to #21.
Biggest Winners
Coming in right below UNC was a newcomer this week and the biggest winner of the week: Colorado. The Buffaloes had a four spot increase as they improved to 13-0 by opening their conference season with wins over USC and UCLA.
Biggest Losers
UNC’s two spot fall was one of the bigger one of the week, but the biggest belongs to Texas. The Longhorns dropped four spots after taking a home loss to unranked Texas Tech.
Conference Breakdown
- ACC: 6
- Big 12: 5
- SEC: 5
- Big Ten: 3
- Pac-12: 3
- AAC: 1
- Big East: 1
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #2 Stanford (11-3, 2-0 Pac-12) at #22 Colorado (13-0, 2-0 Pac-12) - Friday at 9 PM ET on Pac-12 Network
- #16 Duke (11-2, 2-1 ACC) at #4 NC State (14-2, 5-0 ACC) - Sunday at 4 PM ET on ACC Network
- #11 Michigan (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten) at #8 Maryland (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) - Sunday at 5 PM ET
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