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Men's Basketball Starts 2025-26 At No. 25 In AP Poll
October 14, 2025 | Men's Basketball
The University of North Carolina men's basketball team will begin the 2025-26 season ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press poll, the AP announced this week with the release of its preseason rankings.
Purdue tops the preseason rankings for the first time, followed in the top five by Houston, defending NCAA champion Florida, UConn and St John's. The rest of the top 10 includes No. 6 Duke, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 BYU, No. 9 Kentucky and No. 10 Texas Tech.
Louisville is No. 11, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference three teams in the poll.
Carolina will face at least six regular season games against teams ranked in the preseason poll, including versus No. 6 Duke (twice), No. 9 Kentucky (on the road in the ACC/SEC Challenge), No. 11 Louisville, No. 19 Kansas and No. 22 Michigan State (in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thanksgiving day).
The Tar Heels also will play No. 8 BYU in a preseason game in Salt Lake City, Utah, later this month on Friday October 24.
Purdue tops the preseason rankings for the first time, followed in the top five by Houston, defending NCAA champion Florida, UConn and St John's. The rest of the top 10 includes No. 6 Duke, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 BYU, No. 9 Kentucky and No. 10 Texas Tech.
Louisville is No. 11, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference three teams in the poll.
Carolina will face at least six regular season games against teams ranked in the preseason poll, including versus No. 6 Duke (twice), No. 9 Kentucky (on the road in the ACC/SEC Challenge), No. 11 Louisville, No. 19 Kansas and No. 22 Michigan State (in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thanksgiving day).
The Tar Heels also will play No. 8 BYU in a preseason game in Salt Lake City, Utah, later this month on Friday October 24.
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