North Carolina Slips in Rankings Entering Postseason

While speaking with the media during his postgame press conference, head coach Hubert Davis addressed the injury and shared the team's mindset.

Davis' Thoughts

• “Found out about it yesterday… our team will move forward, and our team has moved forward all year," Davis said. "Seth [Trimble] was out for nine games, Caleb’s been out for seven and Henri [ Veesaar] was out for two, and so it’s nothing different than how our team has reacted and responded throughout the whole season."

• “Obviously, there’s tremendous sadness for him," Davis said of Wilson. "I’ve talked about how special, obviously he’s a special player, but just how remarkable of a kid and a teammate he is, and the passion that he has for his teammates, for North Carolina, for being on the floor, for playing in games like this."

• "It was a dream for him to play in the ACC in the NCAA tournament, and my heart is broken that he won’t be able to do that. But we finished the regular season. Now it’s time to regroup.”

On Monday, the latest AP Poll Rankings were released, featuring an abundance of movement, as there were several monumental results this past weekend. Here is where North Carolina stood in the latest rankings.

The Tar Heels Slide Two Spots

North Carolina slid to No. 19 in the final AP rankings before Selection Sunday, which takes place on March 15. The Tar Heels only fell two spots, which isn't the end of the world, but considering that Wilson is out the remainder of the season, they got off lucky.

North Carolina could have easily fallen into the 20s, as it heads into the conference tournament this week. The Tar Heels need to win a game or two in the ACC tournament to potentially push for a five-seed in the NCAA tournament, but the selection committee may already have a good idea where North Carolina sits due to its freshman forward's unavailability.

Regardless, the Tar Heels can make some people think about that if they reach the conference championship game, which would require them to win two games to do so.