By R.L. Bynum
North Carolina slipped five spots in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll after Sunday’s 82–76 loss to Georgia Tech in their ACC opener to a season-low No. 19.
The Yellow Jackets (11–0, 1–0 ACC) rocketed up eight spots to No. 17 after the victory. The previous low ranking this season for UNC (10–2, 0–1) was No. 16 for three consecutive weeks from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2.
The Tar Heels try to rebound at 6:30 Wednesday at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center against Florida in the third Jumpman Invitational. The Gators (7–4) come off a 93–65 home win on Sunday against Longwood.
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Notre Dame is the highest-ranked ACC team in the poll, rising five spots to No. 3 after beating UConn 79–68 and Eastern Michigan 118–49. The Huskies fell two spots to No. 4.
Other ACC teams in the poll are No. 9 Duke (9–2; unchanged after the Blue Devils had no games last week), No. 21 N.C. State (8–3; up one spot), which rolled to a 72–42 win Sunday at Louisville, and California (11–1), which debuted in the poll at No. 24.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team (1st-place votes) | Record | Poll points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA (30) | 10-0 | 798 | 1 |
| 2 | South Carolina (1) | 10-1 | 763 | 3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (1) | 9-2 | 716 | 8 |
| 4 | UConn | 9-1 | 668 | 2 |
| 5 | LSU | 12-0 | 649 | 4 |
| 6 | Texas | 10-1 | 632 | 6 |
| 7 | Southern California | 10-1 | 631 | 5 |
| 8 | Maryland | 10-0 | 598 | 7 |
| 9 | Duke | 9-2 | 523 | 9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 510 | 10 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 469 | 11 |
| 12 | TCU | 10-1 | 453 | 12 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 11-1 | 417 | 13 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 10-1 | 384 | 15 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 10-0 | 312 | 17 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 9-1 | 283 | 16 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 11-0 | 269 | 25 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8-0 | 249 | 19 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 10-2 | 242 | 14 |
| 20 | Michigan | 9-1 | 183 | 20 |
| 21 | N.C. State | 8-3 | 130 | 22 |
| 22 | Iowa | 9-2 | 102 | 21 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 10-1 | 94 | 24 |
| 24 | California | 11-1 | 81 | NR |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 7-3 | 78 | 22 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Alabama 51, Iowa St. 33, Illinois 28, Utah 15, Vanderbilt 14, South Dakota St. 9, Richmond 5, Creighton 4, Oklahoma St. 3, Harvard 3 and Mississippi St. 1.
| Team | League | Overall | NET* | WAB* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Duke | 16–2 | 21–8 | 10 | 13 |
| No. 12 Louisville | 15–3 | 25–6 | 13 | 10 |
| No. 16 North Carolina | 14–4 | 25–6 | 19 | 14 |
| N.C. State | 13–5 | 20–9 | 23 | 27 |
| Syracuse | 12–6 | 22–7 | 40 | 31 |
| Virginia Tech | 12–6 | 22–8 | 41 | 34 |
| Notre Dame | 12–6 | 20–9 | 24 | 23 |
| Clemson | 11–7 | 20–10 | 44 | 40 |
| Virginia | 11–7 | 19–10 | 36 | 49 |
| California | 9–9 | 18–13 | 53 | 60 |
| Stanford | 8–10 | 19–12 | 42 | 56 |
| Miami | 8–10 | 16–13 | 58 | 65 |
| Georgia Tech | 7–10 | 12–17 | 76 | 109 |
| Florida State | 5–13 | 10–20 | 107 | 138 |
| Wake Forest | 4–14 | 14–16 | 121 | 134 |
| SMU | 2–16 | 9–21 | 220 | 209 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–17 | 8–23 | 262 | 238 |
| Boston College | 1–17 | 5–26 | 247 | 283 |
* — Through Sunday games
Thursday’s results
No. 16 North Carolina 82, Virginia 70
No. 12 Louisville 69, Georgia Tech 50
Notre Dame 72, Syracuse 62
Miami 79, Pittsburgh 58
N.C. State 65, Wake Forest 58
No. 13 Duke 80, Florida State 52
Stanford 87, SMU 57
Clemson 70, California 63
Sunday’s results
No. 16 North Carolina 74, No. 13 Duke 69
Virginia Tech 83, Virginia 82
Georgia Tech 79, Miami 49
N.C. State 93, Pittsburgh 43
Stanford 85, Clemson 50
Syracuse 90, Boston College 65
Notre Dame 65, No. 12 Louisville 62
Florida State 77, Wake Forest 74, OT
California 78, SMU 34
End of regular season
ACC tournament
Gas South Arena
Duluth, Ga.
March 4–8
UNC schedule
| Date | Day/ month | Time | Opponent/event (rank in final poll) |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | |||
| 18 | Sunday | 1 p.m. | vs. Davidson (exhibition) |
| November | |||
| 2 | Monday | TBA | Oui-Play in Paris vs. No 12 Oklahoma |
| 8 | Sunday | 5:30 | Ally Tipoff in Charlotte vs. No. 2 South Carolina |
| 11 | Wednesday | TBA | vs. N.C. Central |
| 14 | Saturday | TBA | at Penn in Palestra |
| WBCA Showcase | Orlando | ||
| 19 | Thursday | 6 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech |
| 21 | Saturday | 5 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Alabama |
| ——— | |||
| 24 | Tuesday | TBA | vs. Gardner-Webb |
| 27 | Friday | TBA | vs. Army |
| 29 | Sunday | TBA | vs. Brown |
| December | |||
| 2 | Wednesday | TBA | ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge vs. No. 8 LSU |
| 6 | Sunday | TBA | vs. Elon |
| 9 | Wednesday | 11 a.m. | vs. Winthrop |
| 13 | Sunday | TBA | vs. N.C. State |
| 17 | Thursday | TBA | vs. Georgia Tech |
| 21 | Monday | TBA | vs. Norfolk State |
| 28 | Monday | TBA | vs. UNCW |
| 31 | Thursday | TBA | at Syracuse |
| January | |||
| 3 | Sunday | TBA | at Clemson |
| 7 | Thursday | TBA | vs. Wake Forest |
| 10 | Sunday | TBA | at No. 11 Louisville |
| 17 | Sunday | TBA | vs. Boston College |
| 21 | Thursday | TBA | at California |
| 24 | Sunday | TBA | at Stanford |
| 28 | Thursday | TBA | vs. No. 9 Notre Dame |
| 31 | Sunday | TBA | vs. No. 5 Duke |
| February | |||
| 4 | Thursday | TBA | at Miami |
| 7 | Sunday | TBA | vs. Virginia Tech |
| 14 | Sunday | TBA | at SMU |
| 18 | Thursday | TBA | at Pittsburgh |
| 21 | Sunday | TBA | vs. Florida State |
| 25 | Thursday | TBA | vs. No. 19 Virginia |
| 28 | Sunday | TBA | at No. 5 Duke |
| March | |||
| 3–7 | Wed.-Sun. | ACC tournament | Spectrum Center, Charlotte |
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