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Tar Heels, Bruins Top College Polls

Plenty of changes beneath the No. 5 position this week

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2007 10:42 PM CST

(Newser) – UCLA, with quality wins against Maryland and Michigan State last week, grabbed the top spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll today, reports the Los Angeles Times, while North Carolina retained the No. 1 rank from the AP. Overall, the Top 25 saw numerous... Read full story »

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