The 2025-26 college basketball season is right around the corner as practices continue on and exhibition games begin next week. For the North Carolina Tar Heels, there is excitement and anticipation for the upcoming campaign s they have a re-tooled roster.
As we continue to count down the days until tipoff, the first Associated Press Top 25 poll for the season was released on Monday. The North Carolina Tar Heels barely made the poll, checking in at No. 25.
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UNC was ranked No. 9 in last season’s poll but barely made the NCAA Tournament as they were one of the last four teams in. This season, the expectations aren’t as high as year ago, which could take some of the pressure off of Davis’ team early.
As for the Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina is one of just three teams ranked in the preseason poll. They join No. 6 Duke and No. 11 Louisville.
NC State and Virginia both received votes for the poll, missing out on the top 25.
North Carolina will be tested early in the season as they host No. 19 Kansas, and then play No. 22 Michigan State on a neutral site and No. 9 Kentucky on the road within the first month of the season.
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC basketball ranked No. 25 in AP Top 25 poll
