Tar Heels fall out of AP Top 25 poll

The UNC Basketball program’s stay in the Associated Press Top 25 poll was short-lived.

Just a week after UNC returned to the poll, they are back out after losing on the road to Pitt on Friday. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the poll’s preseason No. 1 and they are on the outside looking in again.

With the 9-5 record, UNC has the most losses ever by a preseason No. 1 by January, setting a mark that no team wants to claim.  But UNC wasn’t the only Blue Blood out of the polls this week.

Kentucky joined North Carolina in the unranked section as well. The Wildcats received 53 votes while UNC received 0.

As for the ACC, the conference has three teams ranked with Virginia leading the way at No. 11 followed by No. 12 Miami and No. 16 Duke.

Below is the full poll released on Monday:

1. Purdue
2. Houston
3. Kansas
4. UConn
5. Arizona
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Gonzaga
10. UCLA
11. Virginia
12. Miami
13. Arkansas
14. Wisconsin
15. Indiana
16. Duke
17. TCU
18. Xavier
19. Baylor
20. Missouri
21. New Mexico
22. Auburn
23. Charleston
24. Ohio State
25. Iowa State