Texas jumped to No. 2 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 after winning two big games over the Thanksgiving holiday in Las Vegas.

The Longhorns (8-0) received 10 first-place votes after beating then-No. 3 UCLA on Wednesday and then-No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday to capture the Players Era Championship title.

The Longhorns returned to Austin for an 81-63 win against Penn on Sunday. Their challenging schedule continues on Thursday at home against No. 11 North Carolina (8-1).

No. 1 UConn (7-0) earned the other 22 votes in Monday's poll after opening Big East play with a 104-39 romp Sunday at Xavier.

The Gamecocks and Bruins slipped one spot. LSU (8-0) remains at No. 5 after setting an NCAA record with 100-plus points in each of its first eight games.

Michigan (6-1), Maryland (9-0),

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