UNC Ranked #6 in Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll Posted Oct 16, 2014 The first preseason poll is out. UNC is ranked #6 in the USA Today's Coaches Poll. As preseason rankings go this is probably about right for a team with a Final Four ceiling and one of the best players in the country on the roster. UNC has been a victim during the past two seasons of ridiculously high expectations while going into the season with buckets of uncertainty. (Tar Heel Blog)