University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Earn No. 1 Ranking For First Time In Program History
April 10, 2006 | Baseball
April 10, 2006
DALLAS - After ascending to the top spot in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll, the University of North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the country in one of the four major college baseball polls for the first time in program history. The Tar Heels (27-7, 9-6 ACC) have won back-to-back series against top-15 opponents and currently sit atop the standings in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.
Carolina is coming off a series win at Miami and also took two of three from then-No. 1 Florida State the previous weekend. The Tar Heels are also ranked No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball this week and third by Baseball America. The USA Today coaches poll has not yet been released. UNC had reached its previous high ranking of No. 2 on three occasions this season and also twice in 2000.
The Tar Heels are one of seven ACC teams ranked by the NCBWA and are followed by No. 3 Florida State, No. 6 Clemson, No. 10 Georgia Tech, No. 14 NC State, No. 19 Virginia and No. 29 Miami.
Carolina is back in action Wednesday at Charlotte at 6 p.m.
