AP Top 25: UNC men stay at #18 in newest poll

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Last week was the second week of the 2025-26 college basketball season. By this point, pretty much every team has played three or four games, and a lot of them have played at least one notable game. The one for the UNC men came last week, where they knocked off Kansas. The women couldn’t quite match that against a higher ranked UCLA team, but they still appear to be in decent shape going forward.

That being said, let’s check in on the UNC teams and the rest of the country as we take a look at the newest AP Top 25 polls.

Men’s Basketball​

AP Top 25

1. Purdue (44 first place votes)
2. Houston (12)
3. UConn (2)
4. Arizona (2)
5. Duke (1)
6. Louisville
7. Michigan
8. Illinois
9. BYU
10. Florida
11. Alabama
12. Kentucky
13. Gonzaga
14. St. John’s
15. Texas Tech
16. Iowa State
17. Michigan State
18. North Carolina
19. UCLA
20. Tennessee
21. Arkansas
22. Auburn
23. Wisconsin
24. Kansas
25. NC State

Where is UNC?

Carolina won a pair of games against lower conference competition last week, on the back of their win over Kansas. While the victory over the Jayhawks moved them up a bit, last week’s victories just kept them where they were in the newest poll.

Biggest Winners

Louisville picked up a massive win over Kentucky last week, moving them up six spots and into the top 10 at #6. While that was the most notable move, they did actually tie Illinois and Gonzaga for the biggest jump.

Biggest Losers

Texas Tech and UCLA tie for the biggest drops of the week, as they both fell four spots following losses to Illinois and Arizona respectively.

Conference Breakdown

• Big 12: 6
• Big Ten: 6
• SEC: 6
• ACC: 4
• Big East: 2
• WCC: 1

Marquee Matchups This Week

• #17 Michigan State (3-0) vs. #12 Kentucky (3-1) in New York – Tonight at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN
• #24 Kansas (3-1) vs. #5 Duke (4-0) in New York – Tonight at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN
• #4 Arizona (4-0) at #3 UConn (4-0) – Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET on FS1

Women’s Basketball​

AP Top 25

1. UConn (28 first place votes)
2. South Carolina (3)
3. UCLA (1)
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Michigan
7. Baylor
8. Oklahoma
9. Maryland
10. TCU
11. USC
12. Iowa State
13. Ole Miss
14. North Carolina
15. Tennessee
16. NC State
17. Vanderbilt
18. Oklahoma State
19. Iowa
20. Kentucky
21. Louisville
22. Michigan State
23. West Virginia
24. Notre Dame
25. Washington

Where is UNC?

The Tar Heels played them tight for a while, but eventually fell to #3 UCLA by 18. As a result, Carolina fell a couple places down to #14 this week.

Biggest Winners

Michigan not only beat previously #18 Notre Dame last week, but absolutely blew them out to the tune of 39 points. The Wolverines were already ranked, but as a result, they vaulted up eight spots and now sit at #6.

Biggest Losers

Notre Dame fell six places as a result of that loss, but they tied with NC State for the biggest fall. The Wolfpack are now 2-2, but their two losses did come to two good teams in USC and TCU.

Conference Breakdown

• SEC: 8
• Big Ten: 7
• Big 12: 5
• ACC: 4
• Big East: 1

Marquee Matchups This Week

• #19 Iowa (4-0) vs. #7 Baylor (4-0) in Lake Buena Vista, FL – Thursday at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2
• #11 USC (2-1) at #24 Notre Dame (3-2) – Friday at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN
• #6 Michigan (3-0) vs. #1 UConn (4-0) in Uncasville, CT – Friday at 8:00 PM on FOX

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