University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels In the National Polls
January 23, 2017 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina remained No. 9 in the Associated Press poll and moved up to No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches poll in new rankings released on Monday afternoon. The Tar Heels were No. 9 in both polls last week and won games against Syracuse (at home) and Boston College (on the road) since last week's rankings were released.
ACC Teams in the Poll
• There are six Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked in this week's AP poll, including No. 6 Florida State, No. 9 Carolina, No. 12 Virginia, No. 13 Louisville, No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 17 Duke.
Carolina's Poll History
• Carolina has been ranked in 870 AP polls, more than any school in the nation.
• The Tar Heels have been ranked in the AP Top 10 654 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 54 of the poll's 68 seasons, including 48 of the last 51.
• Carolina has finished in the AP Top 10 35 times, including 24 of the last 36 years.
