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College basketball rankings: ACC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 on February 12

craig meyer, usa today network
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Nine days ago, North Carolina toppled rival Duke 93-84 to earn an emphatic home-court victory that brought it to 18-4 on the season and allowed it to hold on to its No. 3 spot in the major national polls.

Three days later, a letdown occurred.

In its first game back at the Dean Smith Center since beating the hated Blue Devils, the No. 3 Tar Heels (19-5, 11-2 ACC) fell to Clemson 80-76 for their second loss over a three-game stretch. The setback came despite 24 points and 13 rebounds from star big man Armando Bacot. It was the Tigers’ second win in their past three games in Chapel Hill after losing their first 59 games there. Coach Hubert Davis’ team bounced back last Saturday to go on the road and defeat Miami 75-72.

Coming off the loss to North Carolina, No. 10 Duke (18-5, 9-3) recovered nicely, earning home wins against Notre Dame and Boston College by a combined 33 points. Forward Mark Mitchell led the Blue Devils in scoring in each victory, averaging 15 points over the two contests.

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After weeks as the ACC’s lone two representatives in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, North Carolina and Duke may soon have some company. Virginia (19-5, 10-3) was fifth among teams outside the top 25 that were still receiving votes in last week’s poll and proceeded to beat Miami and Florida State to extend their winning streak to eight, the seventh-longest run among 362 Division I teams.

Here are the latest updates to the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll:

College basketball rankings for Feb. 12

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

ACC teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. UConn, 22-2 (24)

2. Purdue, 22-2 (8)

3. Houston, 21-3

4. Marquette, 18-5

5. North Carolina, 19-5

6. Arizona, 19-5

7. Kansas, 19-5

8. Duke, 18-5

9. Tennessee, 17-6

10. Iowa State, 18-5

11. South Carolina, 21-3

12. Auburn, 19-5

13. Baylor, 17-6

14. Illinois, 17-6

15. Alabama, 17-7

16. Creighton, 17-7

17. BYU, 17-6

18. Dayton, 19-4

19. Saint Mary's, 20-6

20. Kentucky, 16-7

21. Wisconsin, 16-8

21. Oklahoma, 18-6

23. Virginia, 19-5

24. Indiana State, 22-3

25. Colorado State, 19-5

Others receiving votes: Utah State 94; Texas Tech 89; Florida Atlantic 63; Clemson 38; Gonzaga 35; San Diego State 34; Nevada 27; TCU 20; Washington State 18; Grand Canyon 13; Texas A&M 9; New Mexico 8; Florida 8; Northwestern 6; South Florida 5; Wake Forest 4; VCU 4; Michigan State 4; James Madison 3; Richmond 1; Appalachian State 1

AP Top 25

ACC teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

1. UConn, 22-2 (45)

2. Purdue, 22-2 (16)

3. Houston, 21-3

4. Marquette, 18-5

5. Arizona, 19-5

6. Kansas, 19-5

7. North Carolina, 19-5

8. Tennessee, 17-6

9. Duke, 18-5

10. Iowa State, 18-5

11. South Carolina, 21-3

12. Baylor, 17-6

13. Auburn, 19-5

14. Illinois, 17-6

15. Alabama, 17-7

16. Dayton, 19-4

17. Creighton, 17-7

18. Saint Mary’s, 20-6

19. BYU, 17-6

20. Wisconsin, 16-8

21. Virginia, 19-5

22. Kentucky, 16-7

23. Indiana State, 22-3

24. Florida Atlantic, 19-5

25. Oklahoma, 18-6

Others receiving votes: Utah State 160; Colorado State 145; Texas Tech 111; San Diego State 84; Washington State 82; Clemson 57; Nevada 57; Gonzaga 50; New Mexico 27; Florida 19; Michigan State 17; Texas A&M 16; Grand Canyon 13; Ole Miss 12; TCU 10; Texas 9; Memphis 8; South Florida 7; Northwestern 2; UNC Wilmington 1

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: College basketball rankings: ACC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25