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Houston tops AP men’s basketball poll for first time since 1983

The last time the Cougars ascended to No. 1 was the final poll of the 1982-83 season, when Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon along with coach Guy Lewis were the favorites to win it all. They rolled through the NCAA Tournament before falling to Jim Valvano and North Carolina State…

Chicago Sun-Times

Predicting what the fifth release of the College Football Playoff rankings will be

Our updated, early look at predicting what the College Football Playoff rankings will look like before they are unveiled on Tuesday night. Where do you think Ohio State will be?

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UNC Isn't (Yet) Living Up to the Preseason Hype

The Tar Heels earned their No. 1 ranking based on last March, but this year's group has yet to play up to that level.

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UNC Fans Floored After Football, Men’s Basketball Lose to Unranked Teams

Friday night was a brutal one for Tar Heels fans following a pair of stunning upsets.

Sports Illustrated

NC State upsets North Carolina, 30-27 in double overtime

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In one of the classic games in what has been a classic football series through the year, N.C. State won in overtime Friday at Kenan Stadium.

Tribune News Service

Andrew Carter: Shared misery reemerges as a common theme among North Carolina college football teams

If one needed a reminder that time is a flat circle as it relates to college football in North Carolina — that most of the FBS programs in this state go round and round, repeating cycles of disappointment year after year — then, well, Saturday provided one. It was disappointing,…

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UNC basketball beats JMU 80-64

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A laminated piece of paper now residing in North Carolina coach Hubert Davis’ office just may be the key to the Tar Heels’ season. In the short term, it was definitely what inspired their 80-64 win over James Madison on Sunday at the Dean E. Smith…

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ESPN updates its college football power rankings after Week 12

ESPN updated its College Football power rankings after another unexpected Week 12. Where do all the top teams land?

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For Mack Brown and UNC, the time is now to fulfill a long-held vision and promise

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Mack Brown made no grand promises when he returned to North Carolina four years ago, and instead spent much of his introductory press conference sharing a broad vision of hope. The Tar Heels football program had deteriorated into a mess, one with five victories over two miserable…

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Tar Heels clinch ACC Coastal with another close road game. UNC beats Wake Forest 36-34

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — It seems each week No. 15 North Carolina plays a game that begs the question: Surely it can’t continue to win games this way?

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Second set of College Football Playoff Rankings revealed

The complete, 2nd release of the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings

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Andrew Carter: This is NC’s weirdest college football season in recent memory — and maybe its most fun

Well, things are officially getting weird. Have been for a while, actually, but Saturday cemented it: This is now the wildest, strangest college football season in recent memory in North Carolina.

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Tar Heels open season with 69-56 win over UNC Wilmington. What we learned from game

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 1 North Carolina didn’t show much of the offensive explosiveness that helped it reach the national championship game last season in its opener against UNC Wilmington on Monday night.

Tribune News Service

ACC Men’s Basketball Betting 2022-23: North Carolina is conference favorite as Jon Scheyer’s Duke tenure begins (but watch out for Virginia)

Previewing the ACC men's basketball conference.

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UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis haunted — and energized — by national title loss

North Carolina’s 1991 Final Four loss to Kansas antagonized Hubert Davis as a player so much that he said he repeatedly watched a replay of it annually until he, as an assistant coach under Roy Williams, was part of the Tar Heels’ 2017 national title team.

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FTW VIBE CHECK: Petty Lane is in our ears and in our eyes

TCU in the CFP rankings, Jimbo Fisher's buyout and more.

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North Carolina vs Virginia Prediction Game Preview

North Carolina vs Virginia game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

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SI’s Expert Picks for Men’s Final Four, Champ and More

Plus, we predict the Player of the Year, mid-major to watch and overrated teams.

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Updated College Football Playoff odds from FiveThirtyEight after initial CFP rankings release

Updated College Football Playoff predictions from the folks at FiveThirtyEight. What do you think of where Ohio State stands?

Sports Illustrated

Top 10 Men’s College Hoops Games to Circle in 2022–23

From the Champions Classic to conference showdowns, these are the matchups you don’t want to miss.

Tribune News Service

November isn’t just for basketball. NC college football teams enter final month with hope

The state of college football in North Carolina entering November brings to mind a humorous meme. Perhaps you’ve seen it on Twitter, or elsewhere. It’s the one with an elderly-looking man getting held up near his car. He pretends to suffer a medical emergency and pleads with his would-be robber…

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9 schools that crack the AP Top 25 in both men’s and women’s basketball

You'll have a fun time rooting for one of these schools.

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4 women’s college basketball teams with championship odds so enticing you have to bet on them

Virginia Tech +4000 is pretty tempting.

Chicago Sun-Times

North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll

Illinois is No. 23 in the preseason rankings.

Tribune News Service

Luke DeCock: Tar Heels score last, and may laugh last, in final year of ACC’s Coastal Division

DURHAM, N.C. — At times, it seemed like a game neither team wanted to win. Duke had a chance to put it away. Did not. North Carolina had a chance to put it away. Did not. Duke had a chance to put it away. Did not. North Carolina finally did,…

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