12/19/2016 basketball Edit

Notre Dame Falls To No. 25 In Lastest AP Hoops Poll

The Irish and junior forward Bonzie Colson couldn’t finish on top of Purdue on Saturday, but they didn’t fall out of the Associated Press top 25. (USA Today Sports)

Matt Jones • InsideNDSports

Staff

Despite back-to-back losses to Villanova and Purdue the past two Saturdays, Notre Dame is still ranked in the Associated Press poll.

The Irish are ranked No. 25 entering tonight’s matchup with Colgate, which tips at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

Notre Dame is one of six Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked this week. The Irish slide four spots after loss their 86-81 loss to Purdue, which holds at No. 15.

Duke (No. 5), North Carolina (No. 8), Louisville (No. 10), Virginia (No. 12) and Florida State (No. 21) are all ranked ahead of Notre Dame.

The Irish are still comfortably inside the top 25 with 188 total points. The next closest team is Florida with 48 points.

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