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UNC men climb, UNC women drop in this week’s AP Top 25

Between the ACC/SEC Challenge and a handful of other nonconference matchups, there were plenty of big games across the men’s and women’s landscape this past week. While the top 10 women’s teams all maintained their rankings in the latest AP poll, the results of the men’s games produced a lot more movement. Let’s take a look at how things shook out.Men’s BasketballAP Top 251. Arizona (33 first place votes)2. Michigan (19)3. Duke (7)4. Iowa State (1)5. UConn6. Purdue7. Houston8. Gonzaga9. Michigan State10. BYU11. Louisville12. Alabama13. Illinois14. North Carolina15. Vanderbilt16. Texas Tech17. Arkansas18. Florida19. Kansas20. Tennessee21. Auburn22. St. John’s23. Nebraska24. Virginia25. UCLAWhere is UNC?The Tar Heels moved up two spots to #14 after a road win at then-#18 Kentucky and a home win against an unranked but solid Georgetown team. With only a Saturday home game against Big South member USC Upstate on the docket this week, Carolina likely won’t move up again unless teams ranked higher lose.Biggest WinnersArkansas jumped eight spots to #17 after beating then-#6 Louisville and Fresno State. Iowa State climbed six spots to #4 and received one first place vote after blowing out Alcorn State and then-#1 Purdue (the 81-58 loss matched the largest ever by a top-ranked team at home). Nebraska and Virginia entered the rankings for the first time this season at #23 and #24 respectively. The Cornhuskers moved to 9-0 with a home win over Creighton, while the Cavaliers got a road win over Texas and a home win over Dayton to move to 8-1. Additionally, UCLA reentered the rankings at #25, following a road win over Washington and a home win over Oregon. Biggest LosersKentucky plummeted from #18 to unofficial #37 after losing to then-#16 Carolina at home and getting thumped by then-#11 Gonzaga at Music City Madness in Nashville. Indiana went from #22 to unofficial #39 after road losses to Minnesota and then-#6 Louisville. USC slipped from #24 to unofficial #28 after a road loss to Oregon and a home loss to Washington. Within the Top 25, Tennessee dropped seven spots to #20 after losing to Syracuse on the road and to then-#14 Illinois at Music City Madness. Conference BreakdownBig 12: 6Big Ten: 6SEC: 6ACC: 4Big East: 2WCC: 1Marquee Matchups This Week#5 UConn (8-1) vs #18 Florida (5-3) in New York City – Tonight at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN#16 Texas Tech (7-2) vs #17 Arkansas (7-2) in Dallas – Saturday at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2#23 Nebraska (9-0) @ #13 Illinois (7-2) – Saturday at 4:00 PM ET on Peacock#1 Arizona (8-0) vs #12 Alabama (7-2) in Birmingham – Saturday at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN#8 Gonzaga (9-1) vs #25 UCLA (7-2) in Seattle – Saturday at 11:30 PM ET on ESPNWomen’s BasketballAP Top 25UConn (23 first place votes)Texas (9)South CarolinaUCLALSUMichiganMarylandTCUOklahomaIowa StateIowaNorth CarolinaBaylorVanderbiltKentuckyUSCOle MissTennesseeNotre DameWashingtonOhio StateLouisvilleOklahoma StateNebraskaMichigan StateWhere is UNC?The Tar Heels moved down one spot to #12 after losing to #2 Texas on the road and beating Boston U at home. They’ll have a chance to move back up this week, as they host #22 Louisville on Sunday.Biggest WinnersNebraska entered the rankings for the first time this season at #24 after improving to 9-0 with wins over Bradley at home and Penn State on the road. No teams in the Top 25 moved up more than two spots. Biggest LosersWest Virginia went from #25 to receiving one vote, as a 46-point home win over Mercyhurst wasn’t enough to make up for a 22-point home loss to Villanova. Within the Top 25, Michigan State dropped five spots to #25 after losing at Wisconsin, and Ole Miss dropped four spots to #17 after losing at Kansas State–despite beating then-#18 Notre Dame at home earlier in the week.Conference BreakdownBig Ten: 9SEC: 8 Big 12: 4ACC: 3Big East: 1Marquee Matchups This Week#11 Iowa (9-0) @ #10 Iowa State (10-0) – Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN#9 Oklahoma (9-1) vs #23 Oklahoma State (10-1) in Oklahoma City – Saturday at 4:00 PM ET on ESPNU#1 UConn (9-0) @ #16 USC (7-2) – Saturday at 5:30 PM ET on Fox#2 Texas (10-0) vs #13 Baylor (9-1) in Fort Worth – Sunday at 1:00 PM ET on ABC#22 Louisville (8-3) @ #12 North Carolina (9-2) – Sunday at 4:00 PM ET on ACC Network

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