UNC basketball moves up in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
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The North Carolina Tar Heels wrapped up another week, going 1-0 after beating USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon in the Dean Dome. With the win, North Carolina is now 9-1 on the season as they begin to wrap up the non-conference slate.
Ahead of a week in which they have two games, including the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday against Ohio State, the Tar Heels moved up two more spots in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. They went from No. 15 in the poll to No. 13. They jumped Alabama and Illinois who both fell multiple spots after losses this week.
For the Tar Heels, this is their highest ranking in the poll as they are off to a hot start this season. Their only loss came to Michigan State on a neutral court. The Spartans are ranked No. 9 in the latest poll.
Below is the full poll for the week.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 10-0 | 759 | 16 | 1 | – | 1/7 |
| 2 | Arizona | 9-0 | 755 | 14 | 2 | – | 2/13 |
| 3 | Duke | 10-0 | 714 | 1 | 3 | – | 3/5 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 11-0 | 659 | 0 | 4 | – | 4/18 |
| 5 | UConn | 10-1 | 641 | 0 | 5 | – | 3/7 |
| 6 | Purdue | 10-1 | 600 | 0 | 6 | – | 1/6 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 10-1 | 574 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/20 |
| 8 | Houston | 10-1 | 551 | 0 | 8 | – | 2/8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 521 | 0 | 9 | – | 8/21 |
| 10 | BYU | 9-1 | 511 | 0 | 10 | – | 7/11 |
| 11 | Louisville | 9-1 | 473 | 0 | 11 | – | 5/12 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 10-0 | 390 | 0 | 14 | +2 | 12/NR |
| 13 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 362 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 13/25 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 8-2 | 347 | 0 | 17 | +3 | 14/23 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 11-0 | 321 | 0 | 22 | +7 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Alabama | 7-3 | 306 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 9/16 |
| 17 | Kansas | 8-3 | 267 | 0 | 19 | +2 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Illinois | 8-3 | 232 | 0 | 13 | -5 | 8/18 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 7-3 | 175 | 0 | 16 | -3 | 11/20 |
| 20 | St. John’s | 6-3 | 155 | 0 | 21 | +1 | 6/22 |
| 21 | Florida | 6-4 | 140 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 3/21 |
| 22 | Virginia | 9-1 | 134 | 0 | 25 | +3 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Tennessee | 7-3 | 129 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 13/23 |
| 24 | Auburn | 8-3 | 112 | 0 | 24 | – | 22/NR |
| 25 | Iowa | 9-2 | 71 | 0 | 23 | -2 | 23/NR |
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia 43; USC 32; UCLA 13; Seton Hall 12; SMU 9; Kentucky 9; Utah State 8; Saint Mary’s 6; Saint Louis 6; Oklahoma State 6; LSU 6; Colorado 6; Yale 5; Wisconsin 4; Virginia Tech 4; Ohio State 2; Missouri 2; Clemson 2; North Carolina State 1;
This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Basketball: Tar Heels climb USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
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