Some wins are more convincing than others, and the churn in the wins and losses for the weekend made it difficult for two loss teams to crack the top 25. Ranks. There are more than a few one loss teams that took big hits in both polls.
Of teams to note for big downward shifts were North Carolina and Michigan. Big Blue and the Heels both nearly fell out of the USA TODAY Amway Coaches’ Poll dropping 11 each to 24 and 25 respectively. The AP was kinder to Michigan and they took a 10 point plummet to 23rd, but UNC was hard it and dropped out to “Other’s Receiving Votes” - like Tech.