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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels move up in latest AP Top 25

The North Carolina Tar Heels jumped two spots to No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll after wins against Wake Forest and Florida State last week.

The Tar Heels’ victory over then No. 9 Florida State was their first against a ranked opponent since beating the 16th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in Maui.

POLL ALERT: Villanova jumps Kansas to return to No. 1; UCLA No. 3, Baylor falls to No. 6. Full poll here shortly: https://t.co/Y3uRKz3S2g pic.twitter.com/BwqaoQlRMK

In a bit of a surprise turn, Villanova leapfrogged No. 2 Kansas to return to the top spot in the poll.