University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Remain 15th In AP Poll
February 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Tar Heel Poll Notes
• North Carolina remained ranked No. 15 in this week's Associated Press top 25 poll for the second week in a row. The Tar Heels also are No. 18 in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, falling two spots from last week.
• Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 20th week in a row, including all 16 polls in 2014-15. UNC was ranked in the final four polls of last season.
•The Tar Heels began the 2014-15 season ranked sixth in the preseason. UNC started the season in the top 10 for the ninth time in 12 seasons under head coach Roy Williams.
Looking Back…
• Ranked 15th last week, Carolina lost, 92-90, in overtime at Duke last Wednesday and beat Georgia Tech, 89-60, on Saturday.
Coming Up...
• This week, the Tar Heels will host North Carolina State on Tuesday night and visit Miami on Saturday.
ACC Teams in the Poll
• There are five Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked in this week's AP Top 25 poll, including No. 2 Virginia, No. 4 Duke, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 15 Carolina and No. 17 Louisville.
Carolina's Poll History
• Carolina has been ranked in 836 AP polls, more than any school in the nation.
• The Tar Heels have been ranked in the AP Top 10 626 times, most in ACC history and second-most all-time behind Kentucky.
• The Tar Heels have achieved a Top 10 ranking in the AP poll in 52 of the poll's 66 seasons, including 46 of the last 49. Carolina has finished in the AP Top 10 34 times, including 23 of the last 34.
