UNC basketball appears at No. 9 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on Monday afternoon. ALSO READ: UNC Pops By for In-State Prep Ahead of Announcement No. 7 Duke is the only other ACC school in the top 25.

Following a disappointing end to their 2023-24 season, the North Carolina Tar Heels feel like they have some unfinished business. While they lose Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan, and Harrison Ingram, they do return a good amount of players from last year's team.

UNC men's basketball and head coach Hubert Davis saw its 2024-25 team ranked No. 9 in the initial AP Top 25 poll on Monday.

Coming off the program’s first Final Four appearance since 1983 and first ACC championship since 1987, the NC State Wolfpack still lack national respect.

The college basketball season is upon us and UNC basketball is just three weeks away from its season-opening game at the Smith Center against Elon on November 4th. UNC has a lot of promise heading into this year led by two stellar returning starters.

Less than one month from the start of the college basketball season, the Associated Press has released its preseason top 25 poll. Leading the way at No. 1 is Kansas, hoping to make a run with a healthy team this year including graduates Dajuan Harris and Hunter Dickinson.

Two-time defending champion UConn men's basketball is ranked third in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll.

Kansas took the top spot in the preseason poll, while the Big 12 and SEC were given their due respect as the deepest conferences.