UNC falls in USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll

North Carolina Tar Heels forward Jalen Washington (13) jogs back after scoring against Kansas Jayhawks in the first half of the game inside Allen Fieldhouse Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

The North Carolina Tar Heels opened up the 2024-25 college basketball season with a 1-1 record. After holding on to beat Elon in the season opener on Monday, North Carolina took No. 1 Kansas to the brink.

But in the end, the Jayhawks pulled out the victory with a 5-0 run in what was a hard-fought game for both programs.

As UNC gets set for their only game of the week, hosting American this Friday, they are down in the latest USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. UNC fell one spot with the loss to Kansas and is ranked No. 11 this week.

Below is the full poll for this week:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

2-0

759 (21)

2

Alabama

2-0

724 (4)

3

UConn

2-0

702 (3)

4

Auburn

2-0

660 (2)

5

Gonzaga

2-0

651 (1)

6

Duke

2-0

608

7

Iowa State

1-0

576

8

Arizona

2-0

516

9

Tennessee

2-0

502

10

Houston

1-1

488

11

North Carolina

1-1

456

12

Purdue

2-0

437

13

Creighton

2-0

385

14

Baylor

1-1

328

15

Marquette

2-0

308

16

Indiana

2-0

234

17

Cincinnati

2-0

230

18

Kentucky

2-0

182

19

Florida

2-0

179

20

Illinois

2-0

151

21

Arkansas

1-1

150

22

Ohio State

1-0

148

23

Texas A&M

1-1

99

24

Rutgers

1-0

84

25

St. John’s

2-0

79

North Carolina hosts American before hitting the road next week to take on Hawai’i and then play in a loaded Maui Invitational field that includes No. 3 UConn, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 7 Iowa State.

The Tar Heels will open that tournament against Dayton and will play either Iowa State or Auburn depending on the result.

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Publish date : 2024-11-11 18:31:00

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