Posted: Monday November 24, 2008 2:24PM; Updated: Monday November 24, 2008 2:33PM

Xavier moves into rankings, UNC stays No. 1 in latest AP poll

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With Tyler Hansbrough back, UNC remains the unanimous No. 1

Xavier became the first team to enter the AP poll this year

USC fell out of the poll after poor tourney showing

AP Top 25

Ranking	School	Record	Pts	Pvs
1.	North Carolina (72)	3-0	1,800	1
2.	Connecticut	4-0	1,694	2
3.	Louisville	2-0	1,646	3
4.	Pittsburgh	4-0	1,423	6
5.	Michigan St.	2-0	1,402	5
6.	Texas	2-0	1,355	7
7.	Duke	6-0	1,330	10
8.	Notre Dame	2-0	1,291	8
9.	Gonzaga	2-0	1,222	9
10.	Purdue	4-0	1,161	11
11.	Oklahoma	4-0	1,094	12
12.	Tennessee	3-0	1,005	14
13.	UCLA	3-1	916	4
14.	Arizona St.	3-0	767	15
15.	Marquette	3-0	735	15
16.	Xavier	5-0	600	--
17.	Florida	3-0	535	18
18.	Memphis	4-1	500	13
19.	Wake Forest	2-0	414	20
20.	Villanova	3-0	356	23
21.	Georgetown	2-0	349	22
22.	Kansas	2-0	272	24
22.	Miami	2-1	272	17
24.	Davidson	3-1	238	21
25.	Wisconsin	4-0	214	25

Others receiving votes: Baylor 170, Syracuse 115, Saint Mary's, Calif. 111, UNLV 107, Ohio St. 52, Clemson 49, Michigan 42, LSU 25, Texas A&M 25, Siena 18, Southern Cal 18, BYU 16, Washington St. 13, UAB 12, West Virginia 10, Creighton 6, Missouri 6, Rhode Island 5, Georgia Tech 2, Illinois 2, Seton Hall 2, Mercer 1, Oklahoma St. 1, VMI 1.

North Carolina remained the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday after welcoming back player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.

Connecticut and Louisville stayed second and third. Xavier became the first new team to move into the rankings this season.

Hansbrough returned from a right leg injury to score 13 points in 25 minutes for the Tar Heels in an 84-67 win over UC Santa Barbara.

Xavier moved in at No. 16 after winning the Puerto Rico Tip-Off last week. The last of its three wins came in the title game against Memphis, then ranked No. 13.

Southern California dropped out from No. 19 after losing to Seton Hall and Missouri in the Puerto Rico tournament.