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North Carolina debuts at No. 12 in coaches poll

Submitted by Andrew_Carter on 10/17/2012 - 15:15

Marcus Paige and the Tar Heels are No. 12 in the preseason coaches' poll. ROBERT WILLETT

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina will begin the season ranked No. 12 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, which was released earlier today. The Tar Heels are the third ACC team in the poll, behind No. 6 N.C. State and No. 8 Duke.

The Associated Press’ top 25 poll will be released later this month.

You can find the complete coaches poll right here.

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UNC drops to No. 8 in both top 25 polls

Submitted by Andrew_Carter on 01/16/2012 - 14:04

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CHAPEL HILL — Following its 90-57 loss against Florida State on Saturday, North Carolina dropped five spots from No. 3 to No. 8 in the weekly Associated Press top 25 poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.

The Tar Heels, who play at Virginia Tech on Thursday, are also No. 8 in the coaches’ poll.

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