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As UNC fans, we’re all now well aware that we’re fully into the home stretch of the college basketball season. There’s been lots of bubble talk after the Heels’ look to Duke over the weekend and plenty of discussion on whether Carolina will get into the big dance.
While the UNC women don’t seem to have the same issues, there’s still just enough season left for this to be a fascinating stretch run. With another week in the books, let’s check in on where the Top 25 rankings stand now.
Men’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- Auburn Tigers (48 first place votes)
- Gonzaga Bulldogs (13)
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Arizona Wildcats
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Houston Cougars
- Duke Blue Devils
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Baylor Bears
- Providence Friars
- UCLA Bruins
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Villanova Wildcats
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Michigan State Spartans
- Marquette Golden Eagles
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Texas Longhorns
- USC Trojans
- St. Mary’s Gaels
- Murray State Racers
- UConn Huskies
- Xavier Musketeers
Where is UNC?
Well... A win over Duke might’ve gotten the Heels back into the top 25, or at the very least would’ve gotten them some votes. However, the polar opposite happened, so UNC is still vote-less.
Biggest Winners
By pure spots, Marquette’s jump up six was the biggest of the week, but let’s highlight a pair of mid-majors instead. St. Mary’s and Murray State have joined the top 25 after moving up four and three spots respectively.
Biggest Losers
UCLA had the biggest fall of anyone this week, falling nine spots after taking two-straight losses. Falling to Arizona on the road was understandable for them, dropping another to Arizona State was less so.
Conference Breakdown
- Big East: 5
- Big Ten: 5
- Big 12: 4
- Pac-12: 3
- SEC: 3
- WCC: 2
- AAC: 1
- ACC: 1
- OVC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #13 Illinois (17-5, 10-2 Big Ten) at #3 Purdue (20-3, 9-3 Big Ten) - Tonight at 9 PM ET on ESPN
- #22 St. Mary’s (19-4, 7-1 WCC) at #2 Gonzaga (19-2, 8-0 WCC) - Saturday at 10 PM ET
- #12 UCLA (16-4, 8-3 Pac-12) at #21 USC (19-4, 9-4 Pac-12) - Saturday at 10 PM ET
Women’s Basketball
AP Top 25
- South Carolina Gamecocks (30 first place votes)
- Stanford Cardinal
- Louisville Cardinals
- Michigan Wolverines
- NC State Wolfpack
- Arizona Wildcats
- Indiana Hoosiers
- UConn Huskies
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Baylor Bears
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Tennessee Volunteers
- LSU Tigers
- Maryland Terrapins
- Texas Longhorns
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Florida Gators
- BYU Cougars
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- Oregon Ducks
- Iowa Hawkeyes
Where is UNC?
After an undefeated week, including a 47-point demolition job over Miami, the Heels moved up a spot to #23. They have a pair of winnable games coming up this week before they taken on currently #3 Louisville on February 17th.
Biggest Winners
Florida were the biggest winners of the week, entering the top 25 all the way at #19. The Gators moved up that high thanks to wins in four of their last five games, all of which came against teams that were ranked at the time.
Biggest Losers
The biggest losers of the week were one of Florida’s recent victims: Tennessee. The Lady Vols fell six spots after taking that loss to the Gators and then taking another to UConn.
Conference Breakdown
- ACC: 5
- Big 12: 5
- SEC: 5
- Big Ten: 4
- Pac-12: 3
- Atlantic Sun: 1
- Big East: 1
- WCC: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #12 Oklahoma (20-3, 9-2 Big 12) at #16 Texas (15-6, 5-5 Big 12) - Saturday at 8 PM ET on Longhorn Network
- #1 South Carolina (21-1, 9-1 SEC) at #17 Georgia (17-5, 6-4 SEC) - Sunday at 12 PM ET on ESPN2
- #18 Notre Dame (18-5, 9-3 ACC) at #3 Louisville (21-2, 11-1 ACC) - Sunday at 2 PM ET on ESPN
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