UVA jumps to No. 3 in the nation in new AP poll

The Virginia men’s basketball team has moved up to No. 3 in the national AP top 25 poll, jumping from fifth place in last week’s poll.

Previous No. 1 North Carolina lost twice and dropped into the No. 18 spot. Kansas also lost and fell from No. 3 to No. 9. Duke also dropped nine spots to No. 17.

The new No. 1 is Houston, which is scheduled to play at Virginia on Dec. 17. UVA’s next game is against Michigan in apparently the last ACC-Big 10 Challenge.

It has been reported that the annual event is in its final year, as the ACC, SEC and ESPN announced this morning that the ACC/SEC Challenge will begin next season. There will be 14 men’s games and 14 women’s games each year.

The team matchups, locations, dates and tipoff times will be revealed at a later date.

See the full Top 25 below:

Others receiving votes: TCU 45, Iowa 31, Charleston 20, West Virginia 14, Mississippi State 12, Texas Tech 11, Michigan 8, UNLV 6, Wisconsin 6, Arizona State 6, Miami 5, Oklahoma 2, Missouri 2, St. John’s 1, Kansas State 1, Virginia Tech 1, New Mexico 1

Dropped from rankings: Texas Tech (21), Iowa (25)