The UNC basketball team moved up to No. 3 in the latest AP Poll released on Monday.
The Tar Heels jumped from No. 7 after winning the ACC Tournament.
Kansas remained on top of the poll. The Jayhawks are followed by Michigan State. After Carolina, Virginia and Oregon round out the top 5.
Including UNC and Virginia, five ACC teams are in the top 25. Miami is No. 10. Louisville is no. 16. Duke is No. 19.
More importantly, the UNC basketball team snagged a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Carolina will begin the tournament on Thursday evening with a matchup against either Florida Gulf Coast or Farleigh Dickinson. The play-in game is scheduled for Tuesday night. UNC will see its first action at 7:20 on Thursday night. Should UNC advance further, its most likely Sweet Sixteen opponent would be either the No. 4 seed Kentucky Wildcats or the No. 5 seed Indiana Hoosiers.
Carolina has had a lot of good news over the past few days. On Monday afternoon, it was announced that Brice Johnson’s jersey would be headed for the rafters. The senior forward was named a first-team All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
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