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Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. In all, nine teams moved up from last week's poll. The Big Ten, Big East and Mountain West conferences were next with three.

Persons: Lamont Paris, Creighton, ___ Organizations: Connecticut, Purdue, Press, Huskies, Boilermakers, Wisconsin, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Houston, Cougars, Wildcats, Fighting Illini, Gamecocks, San Diego State, TCU, Southeastern, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, UConn, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, USA Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Marquette , Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mexico

The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. North Carolina (15-3) has won eight straight, including all seven of its Atlantic Coast Conference games, to lead the conference by two games over North Carolina State. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big 12 still leads the nation with seven ranked teams despite Kansas State dropping out. The Big East, Southeastern, Big Ten and Mountain West conferences all had three ranked teams. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences had two ranked teams, and one each for the Pac-12 and Atlantic-10.

Persons: Creighton, David Clingan's, Dan Hurley, Alex Karaban, “ You’ve, ”, Zach Edey, “ It’s, Fran McCaffery, “, Dayton, ___ Organizations: Reigning, Connecticut, Associated Press, Purdue, Houston, Jayhawks, UConn, Huskies, Villanova, Thai, UFC, Boilermakers, Iowa, Indiana, Heels, Louisville, Boston, Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina State, South, Tulane, Baylor, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Blue Devils, Saint Louis, Auburn, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, Utah State and Air Force, TCU, Iowa State, LSU, CONFERENCE, Big, American Athletic Locations: Kansas, Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Indiana, ” Iowa, North Carolina, ., Memphis, South Florida, Kansas State and Texas, Rhode, Mexico, Cincinnati . Mississippi, Southeastern, Coast

It is Arizona's turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Arizona claimed 59 of 63 first-place votes to move up one spot, putting the Wildcats comfortably ahead of preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 since an eight-week stint that ended in January 2014 under former coach Sean Miller. In all, 14 teams climbed from last week's poll, including No. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Tommy Lloyd's, Connecticut . Arizona hasn't, Sean Miller, Lloyd, “, ” Lloyd, Creighton, Duke, Tyrese Proctor, ___ Organizations: Press, Wildcats, Purdue, Northwestern, Jayhawks, NCAA, Connecticut ., Gonzaga, Colgate, Houston, Boilermakers, UConn, Baylor, North, Colorado State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Marquette, Badgers, Clemson, San Diego, Villanova, Mississippi State, CONFERENCE, BYU, ACC, Big, Big East, West Conference, American Athletic, Sun Locations: Northwestern . Arizona, Kansas, Connecticut, Connecticut . Arizona, Northwestern, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Miami, Tennessee, Texas, San Diego State, Mississippi, Alabama, Coast

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The nearly $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the city's history, according to officials of the Grand Sierra Resort. Before that, the team played at the Reno-Sparks convention center south of downtown. It's been the Grand Sierra Resort since 2006. Last year, Las Vegas hosted Sweet 16 games for the NCAA basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on the Vegas Strip.

Persons: Alex Mereulo, Brian Sandoval, Sandoval, It's, Hillary Schieve Organizations: University, Nevada’s, Grand Sierra, Las, University of Nevada, Nevada men’s, “, Sierra Resort, Mountain West Conference, Reno, MGM, Reno Hilton, Las Vegas, Sweet, NCAA, Mobile, Vegas Locations: RENO, Nev, Las Vegas, Reno, Mereulo, Northern Nevada, Nevada, U.S, North America

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