USA Today: College basketball's way-too-early preseason top 25 teams for the 2020-21 season

Posted Mar 25, 2020
18. North Carolina. The 2019-20 season was a nightmare for the Tar Heels in coach Roy Williams' most frustrating season at the helm, so expect UNC to come out with new life in 2020-21. Carolina will likely lose standout freshman Cole Anthony to the NBA draft, but the Tar Heels have reloaded with a talented freshman class made up of three five-stars. (USA Today)

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