UNC women finish No. 1 for first time

Posted Mar 14, 2006

The Lady Tar Heels finished No. 1 in the voting, and now they can concentrate on doing the same on the court. North Carolina led the final Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday, receiving all 46 first-place votes from a national media panel. Coach Sylvia Hatchell's team won both the ACC regular-season and tournament championships. (Charlotte Observer)

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