The North Carolina Tar Heels entered last week riding some momentum with a series win over the weekend. That set up a big ACC series against Miami in Chapel Hill for the Tar Heels, and a chance to make a statement in the conference.
But they leave the week going 2-2 and a series loss to the Hurricanes and they also dropped in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll. The Tar Heels fell three spots from No. 13 to No. 16 in the poll that was released on Monday.
UNC is ranked No. 4 among Atlantic Coast Conference teams, behind only No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 7 Virginia and No. 10 Louisville.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
| 1 . | Louisiana State | (29-6) |
| 2 . | Wake Forest | (31-5) |
| 3 . | Florida | (30-7) |
| 4 . | Vanderbilt | (29-7) |
| 5 . | Arkansas | (29-7) |
| 6 . | South Carolina | (30-6) |
| 7 . | Virginia | (31-6) |
| 8 . | East Carolina | (28-8) |
| 9 . | Stanford | (23-10) |
| 10 . | Louisville | (26-9) |
| 11 . | Kentucky | (28-7) |
| 12 . | Campbell | (27-8) |
| 13 . | Coastal Carolina | (23-11) |
| 14 . | Texas | (26-12) |
| 15 . | UConn | (26-9) |
| 16 . | North Carolina | (24-12) |
| 17 . | Boston College | (24-11) |
| 18 . | Miami | (22-13) |
| 19 . | Texas Tech | (25-12) |
| 20 . | Tennessee | (23-13) |
| 21 . | Arizona State | (25-10) |
| 22 . | UCLA | (21-10) |
| 23 . | Oregon | (24-10) |
| 24 . | Oklahoma State | (24-13) |
| 25 . | Oregon State | (24-11) |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 17 Florida Gulf Coast; No. 24 USC.
Also Receiving Votes
Florida Gulf Coast 73; Dallas Baptist 72; North Carolina State 56; Texas San Antonio 49; Southern Miss 41; Indiana 40; West Virginia 31; Alabama 23; Texas A&M 14; Northeastern 14; USC 13; Duke 12; Indiana State 7; Kansas State 6; Louisiana-Lafayette 4; Nebraska 3; UNC Wilmington 2; UC Santa Barbara 2; McNeese State 2; Maryland 2; Virginia Tech 1; Texas Christian 1; Oral Roberts 1; Iowa 1; Elon 1.
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