The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Big changes are coming for the football programs at Missouri and North Carolina. Before they happen, there's one more football game to play.

Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie scored 16 points each to help North Carolina State beat Northeastern 88-59 on Thursday night.

Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 26 points to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Texas 82-63 on Wednesday night.

C.J. Harris scored 23 points and six Wake Forest players reached double figures in an 87-78 victory against UNC Wilmington on Wednesday night.

North Carolina interim coach Everett Withers says he is heading to Ohio State to become Urban Meyer's co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

North Carolina receiver Dwight Jones has been reinstated and will play in the Independence Bowl.

East Carolina came up just short of No. 22 North Carolina Tuesday as the Tar Heels edged the Pirates 65-61.

C.J. Leslie scored with 0.6 seconds remaining off a full-court pass from C.J. Williams, giving North Carolina State a 67-65 win over St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night.

North Carolina has declared top receiver Dwight Jones ineligible for the Independence Bowl after the senior allowed his name and photo to be used on a flyer promoting a party at a club in his hometown.

Dexter Strickland scored 14 points to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Nicholls State 99-49 on Monday night.

Freshman Quinn Cook scored all of his season-high 14 points in the second half, and No. 7 Duke routed UNC Greensboro 90-63 on Monday night.

C.J. Harris scored 18 points and Wake Forest hit key free throws in the final minute to hold off Gardner-Webb 67-59 on Sunday.

Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat North Carolina State 88-72 on Saturday.

Tyler Zeller had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 North Carolina past Appalachian State 97-82 on Saturday night.

This is only the second time a nonconference No. 1 will play in Raleigh. The other time came when Notre Dame edged N.C. State 53-52 in February 1979.

T.J. Yates led kids on a shopping spree around a sporting goods store this week as a pack of cameramen recorded his every move. Nearby, at the Houston Texans' merchandise store, patrons asked clerks when the "Yates" jerseys would hit the racks.

The 19,000-seat arena is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and North Carolina State's men's basketball team.

The NCAA has agreed to a $500 million deal with ESPN to broadcast the championships in many of its sports through the 2023-24 school year.

Proponents of a college football playoff are launching a new national campaign aimed at taking down the BCS.

North Carolina interim coach Everett Withers says he's talked with Ohio State about joining Urban Meyer's staff.

Just four days after being selected to play in the 2011 Belk Bowl in Charlotte, NC State sold out its entire ticket allotment of 12,500. As of Monday morning, more than 17,500 tickets had been sold through the school with that number continuing to rise.

The 10-0 Syracuse Orange are the new top-ranked team in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.

The NC State men's basketball team knocked off some hints of rust in a 65-60 victory over North Carolina Central on Sunday.

Ben Speas lofted a 25-yard shot over goalkeeper Klay Davis midway through the second half to give North Carolina a 1-0 victory over Charlotte in the NCAA championship.