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
Tar Heels, Bruins Top College Polls
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, left, get a rebound against Brigham Young's Archie Rose during the second half of a college basketball game in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007. North Carolina won 73-63. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)   (Associated Press)

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 changes with 13 ranked teams losing a game last week. Injuries, though, haven't slowed the unbeaten Bruins.

They're 6-0 despite starting power forward Alfred Aboya's facial injury and All-American guard Darren Collison having not played yet  this season. UCLA plays No. 8 Texas on Sunday in the Pac 10/Big-12 challenge. Memphis, Kansas and Georgetown round out the top five in both polls. Southern Cal, which upset Southern Illinois Sunday moved back into the Top 25. (More UCLA Bruins stories.)

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