Heels face high expectations

Posted Oct 23, 2006

North Carolina is the class of the ACC. So is Tyler Hansbrough. Unfortunately for UNC, it's only October. In between now and March, the Tar Heels and the Tar Heel will have to validate their lofty rankings. With the season still weeks away, the media anointed UNC the favorite in the ACC's preseason poll. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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