27/12/2024

College basketball rankings: UNC's climb continues, Duke just outside of top 10 of updated AP Top 25 poll

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College basketball rankings: UNC's climb continues, Duke just outside of top 10 of updated AP Top 25 poll

The Tar Heels move up to No. 7 and the Blue Devils are tied at No. 11 with Marquette in this week's AP Top 25

The Tar Heels move up to No. 7 and the Blue Devils are tied at No. 11 with Marquette in this week's AP Top 25

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Basketball is booming in North Carolina and the two marquee schools in the state, North Carolina and Duke, climbed even further up the latest AP Top 25 poll released on Monday. With win streaks of four and six games, respectively, the Tar Heels jumped one spot to No. 7 and Duke moved up three spots to No. 11 in the refreshed rankings, headlining some of the big changes in the second AP poll of the 2024 calendar year.

UNC began last season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and went on to make history as the first-ever preseason No. 1 team to miss the NCAA Tournament, but it has gone the opposite direction this season. After starting No. 19 in the AP poll this season, Carolina has steadily won voters over in the last month, jumping from 11 to 9 to 8 to 7 in the last four rankings releases. It marks the sixth consecutive AP poll UNC has been the highest-ranked team out of the ACC.

The only other ACC team this season to hold that distinction is Duke, which began the season ranked No. 2, dropped to the 20s in December and narrowly missed the top 10 on Monday. Duke won its sixth consecutive game Saturday in a 67-59 victory over Notre Dame to move into a tie for No. 11 in the rankings alongside Marquette, which fell out of the top 10 after a 78-75 road loss to Seton Hall to begin its 2024 calendar year.

AP Top 25 

1. Purdue (54)

2. Houston (7)

3. Kansas (2)

4. UConn

5. Tennessee

6. Kentucky

7. North Carolina

8. Arizona

9. Oklahoma

10. Illinois

T11. Marquette

T11. Duke

13. Memphis

14. Baylor

15. Wisconsin

16. Auburn

17. Colorado State

18. BYU

19. San Diego State

20. Utah State

21. Clemson

22. Creighton

23. Gonzaga

24. FAU

25. Texas

Others receiving votes: Dayton 126, Mississippi 125, James Madison 98, Cincinnati 79, Nevada 77, Texas Tech 62, Wake Forest 38, Grand Canyon 35, Seton Hall 34, South Carolina 29, Miami 27, St. John's 18, Iowa St. 16, Colorado 8, NC State 7, Michigan St. 7, Alabama 7, Providence 6, Oregon 4, TCU 3, Northwestern 3, Princeton 2, Utah 2.

 


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