UNC Tied for #1 in Preseason Basketball Coaches Poll

Posted Oct 15, 2015
UNC shares the top spot in the 2015-16 USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the fourth time in the last nine years the Tar Heels will start the season ranked No. 1 in the nation by the coaches. Kentucky is also tied for No. 1. The Tar Heels received 12 of the 32 first-place votes, one more than the Wildcats. Three other schools received first-place votes – including No. 3 Maryland (five), No. 4 Duke (three) and No. 5 Kansas (one). (GoHeels.com)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

UNC Basketball's Upset of UCLA vaults Tar Heels in NET rankings
After fighting back to beat No. 18 UCLA on Saturday, North Carolina was rewarded on Sunday by moving up 13 notches in the NET ranking...
Sun Dec 22, 2024

Theo Pinson tipping off college basketball broadcasting career Sunday
Theo Pinson, who became the first UNC basketball player ever to average 10 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game in a season, will...
Sun Dec 22, 2024

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball Makes Winning Plays Late, Beats UCLA
With perhaps the season on the line in Madison Square Garden, North Carolina finally found a way to finish on top in the end, getting...
Sun Dec 22, 2024

How It Happened: Tar Heels 76, No. 18 UCLA 74
North Carolina dug another hole Saturday falling behind UCLA by 16 points at the CBS Sports Classic, but this time the Tar Heels’ comeback didn’t...
Sun Dec 22, 2024