Carolina moved up to No. 1 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls this week after three weeks at No. 2 in both polls.
This week marks Carolina's first appearance atop the national polls during the regular season since the week of Feb. 18, 2001. (UNC?was ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll in the postseason after winning the 2005 NCAA?championship.)
The No. 1 ranking marks the 16th different season in which the Tar Heels have reached the No. 1 spot in at least one AP poll. Carolina has been ranked No. 1 by the AP in the following seasons: 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 2000-01 and 2006-07.
This is the 82nd poll in which the Tar Heels are No. 1 in the AP rankings. That is fourth-best all-time behind UCLA (134), Duke (110) and Kentucky (88).
This is the 544th time the Tar Heels have been ranked in the AP Top 10, the second-most in history (Kentucky 582 times. Duke is third with 470).
(The above is courtesy of UNC Athletic Communications)
Associated Press Top-25 College Basketball Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. North Carolina Tar Heels (64) | 14-1 | 1,788 | 2 |
| 2. Florida Gators (3) | 14-2 | 1,682 | 3 |
| 3. Wisconsin Badgers (1) | 15-1 | 1,635 | 4 |
| 4. UCLA Bruins (4) | 14-1 | 1,621 | 1 |
| 5. Ohio State Buckeyes | 13-2 | 1,508 | 6 |
| 6. Kansas Jayhawks | 13-2 | 1,410 | 9 |
| 7. Pittsburgh Panthers | 14-2 | 1,265 | 10 |
| 8. Texas A&M Aggies | 13-2 | 1,194 | 11 |
| 9. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 15-1 | 1,151 | 12 |
| 10. Arizona Wildcats | 12-2 | 1,141 | 7 |
| 11. Duke Blue Devils | 13-2 | 1,090 | 5 |
| 12. Butler Bulldogs | 14-1 | 916 | 13 |
| 13. LSU Tigers | 11-3 | 898 | 14 |
| 14. Alabama Crimson Tide | 13-2 | 863 | 8 |
| 15. Oregon Ducks | 14-1 | 830 | 16 |
| 16. Tennessee Volunteers | 13-2 | 697 | 19 |
| 17. Clemson Tigers | 16-0 | 632 | 23 |
| 18. Air Force Falcons | 15-1 | 567 | 20 |
| 19. Nevada Wolf Pack | 13-1 | 486 | 21 |
| 20. Memphis Tigers | 11-3 | 428 | 22 |
| 21. West Virginia Mountaineers | 13-1 | 342 | 25 |
| 22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 13-2 | 214 | 17 |
| 22. Washington State Cougars | 14-2 | 214 | NR |
| 24. Connecticut Huskies | 12-2 | 188 | 18 |
| 25. Texas Longhorns | 11-3 | 99 | NR |
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Others receiving votes: Georgetown 90, Maryland 74, Marquette 69, Northern
Iowa 69, Washington 61, Arkansas 57, Kentucky 36, Missouri State 24, USC
13, Drexel 11, Southern Illinois 10, Virginia Tech 10, Wichita State 10,
Syracuse 4, Providence 2, Indiana 1.
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USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 College Basketball Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. North Carolina Tar Heels (27) | 14-1 | 771 | 2 |
| 2. Florida Gators (2) | 14-2 | 726 | 3 |
| 3. UCLA Bruins (2) | 14-1 | 708 | 1 |
| 4. Wisconsin Badgers | 15-1 | 680 | 4 |
| 5. Ohio State Buckeyes | 13-2 | 645 | 6 |
| 6. Kansas Jayhawks | 13-2 | 590 | 9 |
| 7. Pittsburgh Panthers | 14-2 | 547 | 10 |
| 8. Arizona Wildcats | 12-2 | 508 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M Aggies | 13-2 | 505 | 11 |
| 10. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 15-1 | 465 | 12 |
| 11. Duke Blue Devils | 13-2 | 445 | 5 |
| 12. Butler Bulldogs | 14-1 | 437 | 13 |
| 13. Alabama Crimson Tide | 13-2 | 380 | 8 |
| 14. Clemson Tigers | 16-0 | 343 | 18 |
| 15. Air Force Falcons | 15-1 | 342 | 16 |
| 15. Nevada Wolf Pack | 13-1 | 342 | 15 |
| 17. Oregon Ducks | 14-1 | 295 | 17 |
| 18. LSU Tigers | 11-3 | 284 | 19 |
| 19. Memphis Tigers | 11-3 | 178 | 23 |
| 20. Tennessee Volunteers | 13-2 | 162 | 25 |
| 21. West Virginia Mountaineers | 13-1 | 149 | NR |
| 22. Connecticut Huskies | 12-2 | 135 | 14 |
| 23. Washington State Cougars | 14-2 | 79 | NR |
| 24. Washington Huskies | 11-4 | 75 | 20 |
| 25. Maryland Terrapins | 14-2 | 74 | NR |
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Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 48, Northern Iowa 31, Texas 29, UNLV 21,
Georgetown 18, Missouri State 14, Southern California 10, Drexel 9, Arkansas
8, Indiana 7, Kentucky 5, Michigan State 3, Syracuse 3, New Mexico State 2,
Fresno State 1, Marquette 1.
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