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Last week was another rough one for the ACC in women’s college basketball. For the third consecutive season, the conference went head-to-head with the SEC in the annual SEC-ACC Challenge. And for a second straight year,
The SEC ended up on top of the ACC/SEC challenge again. Yet the conference still has questions after most of the top teams struggled.
UNC basketball moved up in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll on Dec. 8. Here's a breakdown of the Tar Heels' ranking across several polls and sites.
The first week of the 2025-26 college basketball season is a wrap, with few surprises and a limited number of games featuring Power 5 matchups. Duke (2-0), Louisville (2-0) and UNC (2-0) remain atop the league as the teams ranked in several top-25 polls.
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The ACC is trying to spark men’s basketball. A better showing in the ACC/SEC Challenge would help
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips was pleased with his league’s start to the 2025-26 season. That echoed preseason optimism in another AP interview, where he cited school’s enhanced investments and efforts to improve scheduling toward boosting tournament-worthy résumés.
Vanderbilt basketball moved up two spots to No. 14 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after beating SMU in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Florida plays at Duke. UNC visits Kentucky. A third ranked matchup pits Louisville against Arkansas. It's the ACC/SEC Men's Challenge.