The North Carolina Tar Heels are one of few top ranked teams to not fall victim to an unranked program this week, winning by 13 at NC State on Wednesday and coming home and obliterating Syracuse, 103-67, on Saturday.
R.J. Davis continued his ACC Player of the Year campaign, dropping 22 points on 7-12 shooting with five steals, while both Armando Bacot (16 and 11) and Harrison Ingram (11 and 10) posted double-doubles.
Carolina pushed their win streak to six games, and they are now 13-3 on the year and a perfect 5-0 in conference play. With four of the top five teams losing this week, the Tar Heels should comfortably move into the top five when the polls come out on Monday.
Hubert Davis’ experienced team has taken care of business against lower quality opponents, with their only losses coming against Villanova, UConn, and Kentucky.
The Tar Heels were the preseason No. 1 team last year before a disastrous season resulted in not even making the NCAA Tournament, but this year’s team is balanced, efficient, and ready to exercise those demons and make a deep run in March.