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North Carolina, buoyed by a solid backcourt and one of the nation’s leading freshman, 6-10 J.R. Reid, was selected the No. 1 team in the Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll.
The Tar Heels, 28-6 last year, received 35 first-place votes and 1,215 points from a nationwide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in edging defending national champion Louisville for the top spot.
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