UNC Ranked No. 10 in Final AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 Poll Before NCAA Tournament

Posted Mar 12, 2018
A strong showing at the ACC Tournament helped lift UNC two spots to No. 10 in the final AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 before the beginning of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Tar Heels earned victories over Syracuse, Miami and Duke in Brooklyn before ultimately falling short against Virginia–which is once again unanimously the nation’s No. 1 team. (Chapelboro.com)

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