Tar Heels Begin Basketball Season in Same Place They Ended Last One
North Carolina will open defense of the national championship as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll.
The Tar Heels received 61 of 65 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters Saturday for their fourth No. 1 ranking in the 13 preseason polls conducted.
Kentucky, which was listed No. 1 on three ballots, was second and was followed by Arkansas and Duke, last year’s preseason No. 1, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference the top four teams.
Michigan, the championship game loser the last two years, was fifth, followed by California, Louisville, Temple, Kansas and Minnesota.
UCLA was 13th.
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