UNC #1 in both polls
After three weeks at No. 2, Carolina moved up to the top spot in both polls thanks to a UCLA loss this weekend. It is North Carolina's first time at No. 1 since a two-week run in February 2001, and it's the first time the Tar Heels are there in the three-plus seasons, including the 2005 national championship, under coach Roy Williams.
"I feel good where we are, but it's so, so early," Williams said Monday. "We have 15 more battles to go in the conference, so we'll see what happens."
ContinueAssociated Press Top-25 College Basketball Poll | Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. North Carolina Tar Heels (64) | 14-1 | 1,788 | 2 | | 2. Florida Gators (3) | 14-2 | 1,682 | 3 | | 3. Wisconsin Badgers (1) | 15-1 | 1,635 | 4 | | 4. UCLA Bruins (4) | 14-1 | 1,621 | 1 | | 5. Ohio State Buckeyes | 13-2 | 1,508 | 6 | | 6. Kansas Jayhawks | 13-2 | 1,410 | 9 | | 7. Pittsburgh Panthers | 14-2 | 1,265 | 10 | | 8. Texas A&M Aggies | 13-2 | 1,194 | 11 | | 9. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 15-1 | 1,151 | 12 | | 10. Arizona Wildcats | 12-2 | 1,141 | 7 | | 11. Duke Blue Devils | 13-2 | 1,090 | 5 | | 12. Butler Bulldogs | 14-1 | 916 | 13 | | 13. LSU Tigers | 11-3 | 898 | 14 | | 14. Alabama Crimson Tide | 13-2 | 863 | 8 | | 15. Oregon Ducks | 14-1 | 830 | 16 | | 16. Tennessee Volunteers | 13-2 | 697 | 19 | | 17. Clemson Tigers | 16-0 | 632 | 23 | | 18. Air Force Falcons | 15-1 | 567 | 20 | | 19. Nevada Wolf Pack | 13-1 | 486 | 21 | | 20. Memphis Tigers | 11-3 | 428 | 22 | | 21. West Virginia Mountaineers | 13-1 | 342 | 25 | | 22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 13-2 | 214 | 17 | | 22. Washington State Cougars | 14-2 | 214 | NR | | 24. Connecticut Huskies | 12-2 | 188 | 18 | | 25. Texas Longhorns | 11-3 | 99 | NR | | Others receiving votes: Georgetown 90, Maryland 74, Marquette 69, Northern Iowa 69, Washington 61, Arkansas 57, Kentucky 36, Missouri State 24, USC 13, Drexel 11, Southern Illinois 10, Virginia Tech 10, Wichita State 10, Syracuse 4, Providence 2, Indiana 1. |
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USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 College Basketball Poll | Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. North Carolina Tar Heels (27) | 14-1 | 771 | 2 | | 2. Florida Gators (2) | 14-2 | 726 | 3 | | 3. UCLA Bruins (2) | 14-1 | 708 | 1 | | 4. Wisconsin Badgers | 15-1 | 680 | 4 | | 5. Ohio State Buckeyes | 13-2 | 645 | 6 | | 6. Kansas Jayhawks | 13-2 | 590 | 9 | | 7. Pittsburgh Panthers | 14-2 | 547 | 10 | | 8. Arizona Wildcats | 12-2 | 508 | 7 | | 9. Texas A&M Aggies | 13-2 | 505 | 11 | | 10. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 15-1 | 465 | 12 | | 11. Duke Blue Devils | 13-2 | 445 | 5 | | 12. Butler Bulldogs | 14-1 | 437 | 13 | | 13. Alabama Crimson Tide | 13-2 | 380 | 8 | | 14. Clemson Tigers | 16-0 | 343 | 18 | | 15. Air Force Falcons | 15-1 | 342 | 16 | | 15. Nevada Wolf Pack | 13-1 | 342 | 15 | | 17. Oregon Ducks | 14-1 | 295 | 17 | | 18. LSU Tigers | 11-3 | 284 | 19 | | 19. Memphis Tigers | 11-3 | 178 | 23 | | 20. Tennessee Volunteers | 13-2 | 162 | 25 | | 21. West Virginia Mountaineers | 13-1 | 149 | NR | | 22. Connecticut Huskies | 12-2 | 135 | 14 | | 23. Washington State Cougars | 14-2 | 79 | NR | | 24. Washington Huskies | 11-4 | 75 | 20 | | 25. Maryland Terrapins | 14-2 | 74 | NR | | Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 48, Northern Iowa 31, Texas 29, UNLV 21, Georgetown 18, Missouri State 14, Southern California 10, Drexel 9, Arkansas 8, Indiana 7, Kentucky 5, Michigan State 3, Syracuse 3, New Mexico State 2, Fresno State 1, Marquette 1. |
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