AP Top 25: UNC basketball drops to #8 after loss to Kentucky

There once again isn’t much shake-up in the AP Poll as the top 6 spots stayed the same. UNC fell only one spot to #8 after their close loss to #6 Kentucky. The Tar Heels only play one game this week as they take on UNI in Chapel Hill on Wednesday.

1. Villanova (56) 11-0

2. UCLA (3) 12-0

3. Kansas 10-1

4. Baylor (6) 11-0

5. Duke 10-1

6. Kentucky 10-1

7. Gonzaga 11-0

8. North Carolina 10-2

9. Creighton 11-0

10. Louisville 10-1

11. West Virginia 9-1

12. Virginia 9-1

13. Butler 10-1

14. Wisconsin 10-2

15. Purdue 9-2

16. Indiana 8-2

17. Xavier 9-2

18. Arizona 10-2

19. Saint Mary’s 8-1

20. Oregon 10-2

21. Florida State 11-1

22. South Carolina 9-1

23. USC 10-0

24. Cincinnati 9-2

25. Notre Dame 9-2

Here’s the breakdown by conference:

· ACC: 6 teams

· American: 1 team

· Big East: 4 teams

· Big Ten: 3 teams

· Big 12: 3 teams

· Pac-12: 4 teams

· SEC: 2 teams

· West Coast: 2 teams

Top 25 Games this week

There is only one top-25 matchup this week as #6 Kentucky travels to my favorite named arena, the KFC Yum! Center, to take on #10 Louisville. Thank goodness college football bowl season is starting so we have something to watch as the basketball season slightly slows down before league play starts up.