The first week of men's college basketball is over, and North Carolina walked away with its first win and first loss. After starting out the season as the AP Poll No. 9 ranked team in the country, it has now fallen just one spot to No.

Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods

Preseason No. 1 Kansas maintained its grip on the top spot in the AP men’s basketball Top 25 after the first week of the 2024-25 season, earning 44 first-place votes to extend its lead on fellow top-five teams Alabama,

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, Alabama, UConn, Gonzaga, Auburn next, St. John's back in rankings

Kansas received 44 of 62 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll, while Gonzaga and Auburn rose into the top five.

North Carolina fell out of the top 10 and dropped to No. 11 in the Coaches Poll on Monday after suffering a loss to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse last week. The Tar Heels trailed by 20 points in the first half before flipping the switch down the stretch and nearly coming all the way back to knock off the top-ranked team in the country.