COLLEGE: UNC women put No. 1 ranking on the line in Texas

North Carolina puts its No. 1 ranking on the line when it travels to Spring, Texas, to play No. 5 Texas and No. 15 Texas A&M this weekend.

At the Virginia Classic, the No. 17 Cavaliers and No. 10 Penn State face No. 4 UCLA and No. 24 USC. No. 7 Pepperdine meets No. 22 Auburn at the UNLV/FILA Tournament Friday. No. 9 Portland hosts No. 18 Connecticut at its Nike Invitational Sunday.

In midweek action, No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 21 Villanova both moved to 5-0-0 with wins over Big East opponents. All-American Aleisha Rose set a BYU single-game record with four assists in the No. 12 Cougars' 5-0 win over Southern Utah.