The last week of 2022/first couple days of 2023 were not the best for North Carolina Tar Heels basketball. The men took a very dumb loss to Pitt after spending the first 30 minutes of the game pretty much in total control. Meanwhile, the women are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. While two of the losses came to ranked teams, they also took a bit of a frustrating loss at home against Florida State.

As a result, both teams have gone through a shakeup in their Top 25 status. Let’s take a look at where things stand after last week’s action.

Men’s Basketball

AP Top 25

1. Purdue (60 first place votes)
2. Houston
3. Kansas
4. UConn (1)
5. Arizona
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Gonzaga
10. UCLA
11. Virginia
12. Miami
13. Arkansas
14. Wisconsin
15. Indiana
16. Duke
17. TCU
18. Xavier
19. Baylor
20. Missouri
21. New Mexico
22. Auburn
23. Charleston
24. Ohio State
25. Iowa State

Where is UNC?

Well that return to the Top 25 was fun, but brief. The Tar Heels had snuck in at #25 last week after their winning streak that saw them knock off Ohio State and Michigan. However, the loss to Pitt has booted them right out, and also has them back with zero votes at all.

Biggest Winners

Missouri has gotten off to a solid start to the season with the lone blemish on their 12-1 record coming against a good Kansas team. Recent wins over, then both ranked, Illinois and Kentucky have seen the Tigers move up six spots this week. Besides them, Xavier is up four after handing UConn their first loss of the season. Also, shout out to Charleston, who have cracked the Top 25 after a 14-1 start. That one loss is a decent feather in UNC’s cap as it did come to the Tar Heels.

Biggest Losers

Well going from #25 to getting no votes is arguably the biggest fall of the week, but Carolina has some company in that category from another blue blood. Kentucky went from #19 to unranked and the unofficial #29, even despite a dominant win over Louisville. The Wildcats had lost to Missouri in the prior game and defeating the Cardinals hasn’t proven to mean all that much this season.

Conference Breakdown

• Big 12: 5
• SEC: 5
• Big Ten: 4
• ACC: 3
• Big East: 2
• Pac-12: 2
• AAC: 1
• CAA: 1
• Mountain West: 1
• WCC: 1

Marquee Matchups This Week

• #20 Missouri (12-1, 1-0 SEC) at #13 Arkansas (11-2, 0-1 SEC) - Wednesday at 8:30 PM ET on SEC Network
• #17 TCU (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) at #19 Baylor (10-3. 0-1 Big 12) - Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2
• #1 Purdue (13-0, 2-0 Big Ten) at #24 Ohio State (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten) - Thursday at 7:00 PM ET on FS1

Women’s Basketball

AP Top 25

1. South Carolina (28 first place votes)
2. Stanford
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. UConn
6. Indiana
7. LSU
8. Utah
9. Virginia Tech
10. NC State
11. Iowa State
12. UCLA
13. Maryland
14. Michigan
15. Arizona
16. Iowa
17. Oklahoma
18. Oregon
19. Duke
20. Gonzaga
21. Kansas
22. North Carolina
23. Baylor
24. St. John’s
25. Creighton

Where is UNC?

The Tar Heels’ three-game losing streak has seen them take a fall, but they’ve at least hung onto a spot in the rankings. Carolina dropped nine spots to #22, but are least remained in the rankings ahead of the #25/#26 spots by a decent sized margin.

Biggest Winners

Some team whose name I do not recognize rose nine spots this week. Apparently they play in Durham? Weird.

Biggest Losers

Well...the nine spots the Tar Heels fell actually led the way of any team this week. Creighton, Iowa, and NC State were the next biggest, and they all dropped just four places.

Conference Breakdown

• ACC: 5
• Big Ten: 5
• Pac-12: 5
• Big 12: 4
• Big East: 3
• SEC: 2
• WCC: 1

Marquee Matchups This Week

• #23 Baylor (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) at #17 Oklahoma (11-1, 1-0 Big 12) - Tonight at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+
• #16 Iowa (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) at #14 Michigan (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) - Saturday at 4:40 PM ET on FOX
• #18 Oregon (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) at #15 Arizona (12-1, 2-0 Pac-12) - Sunday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2