UNC basketball climbs into Top 15 of January 12 AP Poll

Key Highlights

• The Tar Heels are one of five ranked ACC programs, along with Duke (sixth), Virginia (16th), Louisville (20th) and Clemson (22nd). UNC will play the Blue Devils (15-1, 4-0 ACC) twice – once on February 7 in Chapel Hill, then March 7 in Durham.
• The Tar Heels travel to UVA (14-2, 3-1 ACC) on January 24, host Louisville (12-4, 2-2 ACC) on February 23, then Clemson (14-3, 4-0 ACC) in its home finale on March 3. North Carolina will play Stanford (13-4, 2-2 ACC) in a late, 9 p. m.
• tip-off Wednesday night from Maples Pavillion.
• On Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavillion, UNC and Cal (13-4, 1-3 ACC) will clash. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Tar Heels need to be playing their best basketball come March, but they also want to fix their issues before the bulk of ACC play.
• Will we see North Carolina hoisting an NCAA Tournament trophy in the spring?Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X (formerly ) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions. This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC basketball ranked 14th in latest AP Poll after close win Saturday.