AP Polls Week 10: Tar Heels Place inside Top Five

 


(Photo Courtesy Jim Hawkins/Inside Carolina) 

Chapel Hill - The North Carolina Tar Heels make an appearance in the Top 5 of this week's new listing of AP Polls following a campaign where they were given preseason #1 following their run to the National Championship against Kansas but eventually failed to make the NCAA Tournament during their 2022–2023 journey.
 
AP Poll Rankings Week 10, according to ESPN

 1. UConn
 2. Purdue 
 3. Kansas 
 4. North Carolina 
 5. Houston  
 6. Tennessee 
 7. Duke   
 8. Kentucky 
 9. Baylor
 10. Memphis
 11. Wisconsin
 12. Arizona   
 13. Auburn
 14. Illinois  
 15. Oklahoma
 16. Utah State   
 17. Marquette  
 18. Creighton
 19. TCU 
 20. BYU  
 21. Dayton  
 22. Ole Miss  
 23. Florida Atlantic  
 24. Iowa State   
 25. Texas Tech 

The rise in this version of the AP Polls comes after defeating NC State (67-54, away) and Syracuse (103-67, home). The two games extend the winning streak up to six games straight, and it doesn't look like it's slowing down either, considering the consistency on the defensive end over the past four outings.
 
The Tar Heels face Lousiville (6-10, 1-4 conference) and Boston College (11-6, 2-4 conference) this week.
 
UNC's recent performances have been remarkable, living up to the school's standards.


 

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