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.

The Tar Heels struggled in their season-opener against Elon and trailed with less than seven minutes remaining before closing the game on a 21-5 run to avoid a disastrous loss.

Arkansas dropped five spots to No. 21 following a 72-67 loss to Baylor in Dallas. The Razorbacks opened the season with a 76-60 win over Lipscomb, marking their first win of the John Calipari era in Fayetteville.

Ohio State entered the rankings at No. 22 following a win over previously ranked Texas on the opening night. St. John's also entered the poll at No. 25 after winning its first two games last week.

Coaches Poll

  1. Kansas
  2. Alabama
  3. UConn
  4. Auburn
  5. Gonzaga
  6. Duke
  7. Iowa State
  8. Arizona
  9. Tennessee
  10. Houston
  11. North Carolina
  12. Purdue
  13. Creighton
  14. Baylor
  15. Marquette
  16. Indiana
  17. Cincinnati
  18. Kentucky
  19. Florida
  20. Illinois
  21. Arkansas
  22. Ohio State
  23. Texas A&M
  24. Rutgers
  25. St. John's

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 75; Ole Miss 60; Texas 54; Xavier 38; Oregon 37; Michigan State 29; BYU 29; UCLA 18; UCF 17; Wake Forest 12; Saint Mary's 12; Kansas State 9; Clemson 9; New Mexico 8; Dayton 8; North Florida 7; Maryland 5; Providence 4; Mississippi State 4; Nevada 2; San Francisco 1; Grand Canyon 1.

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Dropped out: No. 19 Texas; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Ole Miss;