Tar Heels Fall In College Basketball Rankings Posted Jan 30, 2017 North Carolina fell three spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press poll and four spots to No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches poll in new rankings released on Monday afternoon. The Tar Heels were No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches rankings before splitting two games last week (beating Virginia Tech and losing at Miami). (GoHeels.com)