UNC soars near top of final coaches poll

By R.L. Bynum

After North Carolina’s amazing NCAA tournament run, the Tar Heels soared to No. 2 in the final Top 25 coaches poll.

The Tar Heels (29–10) lost 72–69 Monday night in the NCAA championship game to Kansas (34–6), which is No. 1 in the final coaches poll.

UNC hadn’t been ranked in the coaches poll since it was No. 20 in the preseason poll. In the AP poll, Carolina was No. 19 in the preseason poll, No. 18 on Nov. 15 and No. 25 in the final poll on March 7.

Duke, No. 10 in the last regular-season poll, is No. 3 in the final coaches poll after losing to UNC 81–77 in the second national semifinal on Saturday. Villanova, which lost to Kansas in the first semifinal 81–65, is No. 4.

Miami made the final coaches poll at No. 16 after not being ranked in the final regular-season poll, giving the ACC three teams in the final coaches poll.

Top 25 coaches poll

Dropping out: No. 21 Connecticut; No. 22 Southern California; No. 23 Boise St.; No. 24 Virginia Tech; No. 25 Texas. Receiving votes: Texas 104; Connecticut 59; Southern California 45; Michigan St 35; Virginia Tech 24; Ohio St. 23; Creighton 22; Notre Dame 20; Texas Christian 19; Memphis 15; Xavier 9; Boise St. 9; San Francisco 4; Colorado St. 4; Seton Hall 3; Rutgers 2; Louisiana State 2; Texas A&M 1.

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