Blue Ribbon Picks Tar Heels No. 1 In Preseason Basketball Poll

Posted Sep 25, 2008
The 2008-09 edition of the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook will be available on newsstands and at bookstores soon, and the respected annual has named North Carolina as the top team in the nation in its preseason poll. Blue Ribbon also picked Carolina to win the ACC for a third consecutive season and named Tar Heel senior Tyler Hansbrough as its preseason ACC and National Player of the Year. (Tar Heel Blue)

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