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Pat Rooney's AP top 25 men's basketball ballot

It was another rough week for the nation's elite, as seven of last week's top 10, and 10 out of the top 13, suffered a loss.

Here's how I voted in this week's poll, with each team's actual ranking in parenthesis.

1. North Carolina (2): I guess in choosing UNC over Oklahoma for the top spot (The Sooners retained their No. 1 ranking despite a loss at Iowa State, though last week's unanimous turned into a 36-29 advantage in first-place votes over the Tar Heels) I personally feel like the No. 1 is required to defend the top of the mountain at all costs, no matter the quality of the loss.