The UNC women’s basketball program fell out of this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, despite their 82-76 win over Clemson.
In a surprise move, UNC goes from No.24 to being outside looking in as Syracuse moves into the top 25. The Tar Heels are 9-4 this season and had quite the schedule already with three games against top 25 schools under their belt.
Despite no longer being ranked, UNC has plenty of opportunity to regain its place in the top 25 with games against No. 25 Syracuse, No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 22 FSU, and No. 17 Louisville in the upcoming weeks. All winnable games, with Syracuse and Louisville, scheduled to be played at Carmichael Arena, where UNC has a favorable 7-1 record.
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The Tar Heels this season have shown the ability to keep up with some of the best teams in the nation. They have the depth to pull off a magical run in March, but placement will be a key contributor to how far they can go.
January will be brutal, but knocking off some of these ACC schools early will be a huge momentum boost for later.
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