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Tag: AP Top 25

UNC moves up in AP men’s basketball poll

By R.L. Bynum Normally, a decisive victory against a 1–5 team wouldn’t improve your standing in the AP Top 25. … More

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UNC falls to No. 16 in AP poll

Tar Heels face toughest test of season Tuesday night at No. 3 Iowa with Brooks’ status uncertain By R.L. Bynum … More

ACC, AP Top 25, Carolina, Carolina basketball, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Heels return to AP poll at No. 20 but CFP rankings bigger

Orange Bowl possible with win at Miami By R.L. Bynum After a week out of the Top 25 and a … More

ACC, AP Top 25, Carolina, College football, football, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Howell throws UNC back into the coaches poll at No. 24, gets national honors; odds of making ACC title game low

By R.L. Bynum Two weeks after Virginia shoved North Carolina onto the Top 25 football poll exit ramp, Sam Howell … More

ACC, AP poll, AP Top 25, Atlantic Coast Conference, Carolina, College football, football, NCAA, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

UNC No. 16 in AP preseason basketball poll, ending a streak of 14 unranked weeks

By R.L. Bynum Before North Carolina’s rough 14-19 finish last season, the Tar Heels were ranked No. 9 in the … More

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Tar Heels fall to No. 15, extend longest top 15 streak in 12 years

By R.L. Bynum Even with a decisive victory over a ranked team, there didn’t figure to be much movement in … More

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Tar Heels slide to No. 14 in AP poll, the second-largest poll drop in program history

Many questioned if North Carolina deserved the No. 5 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, even Coach Mack … More

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Tar Heels’ ‘publicity is ahead of where they are on the field,’ Brown says

By R.L. Bynum Since the offseason hype started about North Carolina football, Mack Brown has been the rare coach who … More

ACC, AP Top 25, College football, football, Mack Brown, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Tar Heels rise to No. 8 in AP football poll

By R.L. Bynum@RL_Bynum North Carolina’s 26-22 victory over Boston College may not have been overly impressive, but it was enough … More

ACC, AP Top 25, Carolina, College football, North Carolina, Tar Heels, UNC

Idle Tar Heels fall one spot in the AP poll to No. 12, thanks to big wins by Miami and UCF, return of Big Ten teams

By R.L. Bynum@RL_Bynum North Carolina’s season has been on a two-week holding pattern and it appears to have cost the … More

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R.L. Bynum spent 27 years in the newspaper industry in sports and news. He has covered UNC athletics since 2015 — including several ACC and NCAA tournaments, the 2017 and 2022 Final Fours, the 2024 Men’s College World Series, the Orange Bowl and other bowls — for Tar Heel Tribune and various other websites, including Raleigh & Company, Triangle Sports Network, 919 Blog and Carolina Blue. Read his insights about running (he’s run 53 marathons) on the Running Commentary blog. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @RL_Bynum, on Bluesky at @rl-bynum.bsky.social and on Threads @r.l.bynum (follow Tar Heel Tribune on X @Tar_HeelTribune). Email him at rlb262m@gmail.com.

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