By R.L. Bynum
Heading into two games this week against ranked rivals, North Carolina fell out of the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll released Monday after being ranked for seven consecutive weeks. UNC fell two spots to No. 22 in the coaches poll.
The Tar Heels (15–3, 5–3 ACC) beat Virginia 61–52 Thursday but lost to Georgia Tech (which stayed at No. 18) 55–38 on Sunday after being ranked No. 20 in last week’s AP poll. UNC visits Duke (13–4, 4–3), which stayed at No. 21, on Thursday and plays host Sunday to N.C. State (18–2, 9–0), which is up one spot to No. 3.
Duke beat Miami 58–49 and Virginia 57–48. State followed up an epic comeback in a 68–59 home victory over Louisville (which fell from No. 3 to No. 5) with a 51–45 home win over Virginia Tech.
Also falling out of the poll after losing were Colorado (was No. 22; lost 69–66 in overtime to Oregon State, 57–52 to Arizona State and 75–56 to Arizona) and Kentucky (was No. 23; lost 77–52 to Florida and 63–54 to Mississippi).
The Tar Heels got 83 poll points, the 27th-most.
WUNC’s Mitchell Northam, the only North Carolina-based voter, ranked State No. 2, UNC No. 22 and Duke No. 24.
AP Top 25
Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 90, North Carolina 83, Virginia Tech 13, Florida 12, DePaul 4, Missouri 2, UCLA 2, Kansas 1. (Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first-place votes.)
UNC season statistics
ACC standings
Date | Score, record/ day, time, TV | Location | Opponent (current ranking) |
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November (6–0) | |||
9 | 92–47 win, 1–0 | Home | N.C. A&T |
14 | 89–33 win, 2–0 | Road | Charlotte |
17 | 89–44 win, 3–0 | Home | Appalachian State |
21 | 79–46 win, 4–0 | Road | TCU |
26 | 72–59 win, 5–0 | Bimini, Bahamas | X — VCU |
27 | 58–37 win, 6–0 | Bimini, Bahamas | X — Washington |
December (6–0, 2–0 ACC) | |||
1 | 82–76 win, 7–0 | Road | Y — Minnesota |
5 | 93–47 win, 8–0 | Home | James Madison |
12 | 107–46 win, 9–0 | Home | UNC Asheville |
15 | Game canceled | Home | Jacksonville |
19 | 76–63 win, 10–0, 1–0 ACC | Road | Boston College |
21 | 83–47 win, 11–0 | Home | Alabama State |
30 | 79–43 win, 12–0, 2–0 | Home | Syracuse |
January (3–3, 3–3 ACC) | |||
2 | 81–62 win, 13–0, 3–0 ACC | Home | Clemson |
6 | 72–45 loss, 13–1, 3–1 | Road | No. 3 N.C. State |
9 | 71–46 win, 14–1, 4–1 | Home | Virginia Tech |
16 | 70–64 loss, 14–2, 4–2 | Road | No. 20 Notre Dame |
20 | 61–52 win, 15–2, 5–2 | Home | Virginia |
23 | 55–38 loss, 15–3, 5–3 | Road | No. 14 Georgia Tech |
27 | Thursday, 7, ACCNX | Road | No. 21 Duke |
30 | Sunday, 4, ACCN | Home | No. 3 N.C. State |
February | |||
3 | Thursday, 8, RSN | Road | Wake Forest |
6 | Sunday, noon, ACCN | Home | Miami |
10 | Thursday, 6, ACCNX | Home | Pittsburgh |
13 | Sunday, 1, ACCNX | Road | Virginia Tech |
17 | Thursday, 6, RSN | Home | No. 5 Louisville |
20 | Sunday, noon, RSN | Road | Florida State |
24 | Thursday, 7, ACCNX | Road | Virginia |
27 | Sunday, TBA, ESPN2 or ACCN | Home | No. 21 Duke |
March | |||
2– 6 | ACC Tournament | Greensboro |
X —Goombay Splash; Y — Big Ten/ACC Challenge