FOUR ACC SCHOOLS IN PRE-SEASON POLL

The 2009 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball National Champions, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are the highest ranked ACC team in the ESPN/USA Today and the AP pre-season polls. The Heels were fourth in the ESPN poll and sixth in the AP.Duke, Clemson and Georgia Tech were also ranked in both polls.ESPN/USA Today: 1) Kansas (27) 2) Michigan St. (3) 3) Texas 4) NORTH CAROLINA (1) 5) Kentucky 6) Villanova 7) Purdue 8) DUKE 9) West Virginia 10) Butler 11) Tennessee 12) California 13) Washington 14) Connecticut 15) Michigan 16) Oklahoma 17) Ohio St. 18) Minnesota 19) Mississippi St. 20) GEORGIA TECH 21) Georgetown 22) Dayton 23) Louisville 24) CLEMSON 25) Syracuse