North Carolina checked in at No. 22 in both the AP and Coaches Polls released this afternoon.
LINK: Coaches Poll
The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with
number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total
points and previous ranking:
(Records through December 8, 2002)
TEAM PTS PVS
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1. ARIZONA (70) (4-0) 1,774 1
2. ALABAMA (5-0) 1,637 3
3. DUKE (5-0) 1,594 4
4. PITTSBURGH (1) (5-0) 1,588 5
5. OREGON (5-0) 1,432 7
6. OKLAHOMA (4-1) 1,358 6
7. INDIANA (6-0) 1,356 10
8. TEXAS (5-1) 1,278 2
9. CONNECTICUT (5-0) 1,144 11
10. NOTRE DAME (7-1) 943 NR
11. MISSOURI (4-0) 906 15
12. KENTUCKY (4-1) 840 18
13. XAVIER (3-1) 811 16
14. FLORIDA (6-2) 750 8
15. ILLINOIS (5-0) 692 25
16. MARQUETTE (5-1) 669 13
17. TULSA (4-0) 602 19
18. MARYLAND (4-1) 601 9
19. STANFORD (4-1) 561 17
20. KANSAS (3-3) 407 14
21. MICHIGAN ST (4-2) 361 21
22. NORTH CAROLINA (5-2) 349 12
23. CREIGHTON (6-0) 277 NR
24. MISSISSIPPI ST (5-1) 235 24
25. COLL OF CHARLTN (6-0) 152 NR
Dropped Out: No. 20 Minnesota, No. 22 Virginia, No. 23
Wisconsin
Others Receiving Votes: MINNESOTA 136, VIRGINIA 97, TEXAS
TECH 89, WISCONSIN 89, GONZAGA 86, NO CAROLINA ST 36,
GEORGETOWN 31, WAKE FOREST 29, GEORGIA TECH 25, IOWA ST 19,
VILLANOVA 19, SAINT JOSEPHS 16, SOUTHERN ILL 15, MEMPHIS 14,
WEST VIRGINIA 13, CINCINNATI 10, LSU 6, BUTLER 5, DAYTON 5,
GEORGIA 5, PENNSYLVANIA 3, UCLA 3, CALIFORNIA 2, OKLAHOMA ST
2, HAWAII 1, HOLY CROSS 1, ORAL ROBERTS 1, PURDUE 1.