UNC, Memphis, Kansas lead Top 25 again
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The last of the unbeatens are 1-2-3 in the Top 25 Â again. North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas, the only Division I teams yet to lose this season, were the top teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a seventh straight week Monday.
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No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma have been the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years.
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Wake Forest reached No. 1 for the first time, switching places with Kansas atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday &#151; even though the Jayhawks didn't lose.
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Maryland, which beat Duke on Saturday to become the first ACC team to sweep the regular season series from the Blue Devils in 10 years, moved back into the AP's Top 25 at 22nd.
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For a change, there was little change at the top of the Top 25. Ohio State was No. 1 with Boston College second and LSU third, which is how they they lined up last week.
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The good news for Maryland is that it will enter the men's basketball season with a No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press preseason top 25. The bad news: Four ACC teams were rated higher.
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Ohio State, Kansas, Florida and North Carolina &#151; the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament &#151; held the top four spots in the final Associated Press college basketball poll Monday.
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Defending national champion Florida was awarded the top overall seeding in the NCAA tournament's field of 65 on Sunday, joining top-ranked Ohio State, No. 2 Kansas and No. 8 North Carolina. All four teams cemented their status by winning their conference tournament championship games earlier in the day.
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Illinois and Kansas were 1-2 in The Associated Press&#39; college basketball poll for a fourth straight week Monday, and the 25 teams in the rankings were the same for the third consecutive week.
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Carolina tags Miami with their first ACC loss as UNC upsets their first top five opponent. The Heels&#39; offense puts up over 540 yards against the vaunted Canes defense.
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LSU is closing in on Southern California in the AP Top 25, and Appalachian State is getting some recognition &#151; but not a ranking. After a surprisingly easy and thoroughly impressive victory over Virginia Tech, No. 2 LSU took 19 first-place votes from No. 1 USC in the AP Top 25 released Sunday.
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Sixth-ranked Florida finished off three routs in three days, beating Arkansas 77-56 Sunday to claim its third straight SEC tournament championship and perhaps lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Also, No. 8 North Carolina held off N.C. State 89-80 to win the ACC tournament title.
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North Carolina's overtime win at Clemson kept the Tar Heels unbeaten and the top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll unchanged Monday.
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Wake Forest reaches No. 1 for the first time, switching places with Kansas atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday.
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Gary Walters understands the difficulty in filling those final spots for the NCAA field. This year, however, his selection committee faces a new twist &#151; picking the top seeds. With Florida's late-season struggles, Wisconsin's injuries and Kansas' power ranking, Walters acknowledged Wednesday that putting together the 65-team field this weekend will be far from clear-cut.
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-- Syracuse and Georgia Tech came close to pulling off huge upsets last week. Both were rewarded with a spot in the Top 25.
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Tennessee is no longer chasing Connecticut. The Lady Vols are back on top. Pat Summitt's team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press' preseason women's basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings &#151; and first since 1998.