UNC women's basketball earns highest AP ranking in nearly 7 years

Posted Nov 28, 2022
UNC’s incredible rally to beat Iowa State for the Phil Knight Invitational title, its second win over a ranked team last week, earned the Tar Heels their highest ranking in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll in nearly seven years. UNC jumped two spots to No. 6 for their best ranking since 2015, and are in the top 6 for the 117th time in program history. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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