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No. 6 Louisville beats No. 3 Texas at Battle 4 Atlantis | 2022-11-21 11:54:47

UCLA took down an AP Top 25 team with a marquee name, earned a ranking of its own, then finished off a big 24-hour span by hoisting the Battle 4 Atlantis championship trophy.

Gonzaga women upset No. 6 Louisville in Battle 4 Atlantis | 2022-11-20 12:04:10

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Gonzaga stayed on the attack, particularly on the glass and in spite of a bevy of turnovers. The result was a takedown of No. 6 Louisville — and the second straight upset of a top-10 team to end the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The Battle 4 Atlantis is the headliner in a growing number of womens basketball tournaments that are grabbing the early season spotlight. The Atlantis tournament features No. 3 Texas, No.

North Carolina didn’t have a dominating start at No. 1. The Tar Heels open their second week atop the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll with coach Hubert Davis reminding his players it will take time to find a flow like the one that carried them to last year’s NCAA championship game.

North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season mens college basketball poll from The Associated Press. Third-ranked Houston and fourth-ranked Kentucky picked up the remaining first-place votes in Top 25 with only slight changes from the preseason rankings. Baylor, Kansas, Duke, UCLA, Arkansas and Creighton round out the top 10. Tennessee fell 11 spots while Villanova fell out for the first time since February 2019. No. 24 Texas A&M and No. 25 Connecticut are the new additions.

North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men’s college basketball poll from The Associated Press

No. 15 North Carolina didn't squander its first chance to clinch a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Get a recap of the Charleston Cougars vs. North Carolina Tar Heels basketball game.