UNC Women's Basketball Picked to Finish Fifth in Preseason ACC Poll

Posted Nov 10, 2020
The ACC released its annual preseason women’s basketball poll on Tuesday, with the Blue Ribbon Panel predicting UNC to finish fifth in the league this season. In a separate poll of the conference’s 15 head coaches, the Tar Heels were selected to finish fourth. Senior center Janelle Bailey was UNC’s lone representative on the Preseason All-ACC team. (Chapelboro.com)

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