ESPN.com · Dec 15, 2015
UNC falls to No. 11 after loss; Sparty still on top
A loss to unranked Texas knocked North Carolina out of the top 10 in this week's Associated Press poll.
The Tar Heels fell from No. 3 to No. 11 after Saturday's 84-82 loss in Austin.
Michigan State earned 64 first-place votes to remain the top-ranked team in the nation. At No. 2, Kansas was the only other school to get a first-place vote.
Oklahoma moved up from No. 7 to No. 3 this week after blowing out then ninth-ranked Villanova last Monday. The Sooners are ranked third for the first time since 2009, while the loss pushed the Wildcats down to No. 12.
Kentucky and Iowa State traded spots with John Calipari's Wildcats landing at No. 4 this week and the Cyclones blowing in at No. 5.
