University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Ranked No. 21 By Collegiate Baseball
December 23, 2003 | Baseball
Dec. 23, 2003
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Coming off the NCAA Starkville Regional title and a 42-23 record a year ago, the University of North Carolina baseball team is ranked No. 21 in Collegiate Baseball's 2004 Fabulous 40 Preseason NCAA Division I Baseball Poll. Defending national champion Rice and Miami, both opponents of the Tar Heels this season, share the top spot in the rankings.
Carolina stands third among five Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the poll. Georgia Tech is rated No. 4, followed by No. 17 Clemson and the Tar Heels in the 21st position. Florida State is rated No. 24, and NC State checks in at No. 29. UNC is slated to play nine teams in the preseason rankings, including three of the nation's top four squads.
The Tar Heels, who open the season in Chapel Hill against Seton Hall on Feb. 20, were ranked No. 19 by Collegiate Baseball in last season's final poll.
