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.

The 2024-25 men's college basketball season is officially a week in, which means we have a new AP Top 25 poll. The Week 1 results are out. Kansas entered the season as the No. 1 team, over Alabama -- and the order remains that way.

The 2024-25 men's college basketball season is officially off and running, and the top of the sport is still largely holding strong — starting with top-ranked Kansas after its big win over. Here’s everything you missed in the opening week of the season and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll.

Further, the Jayhawks have a substantial size and depth advantage in the frontcourt, as UNC will deploy 6-foot-10 Jalen Washington, who averaged eight minutes per game last season, to try and defend 7-foot-2 Naismith frontrunner Hunter Dickinson.

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.

Statement Saturday saw some very notable upsets and prove-it moments for contenders and now it’s time to pick up the pieces and see where they fall in the updated Coaches Poll top 25 college football rankings as we move into Week 12 action.