When the buzzer sounded on North Carolina's loss at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels made history. They became the first preseason No. 1 team to lose four straight games.
Less than 24 hours later, when the updated AP poll was released, they were given another dubious distinction: the fastest preseason No. 1 team to drop completely out of the top 25. Carolina fell out of the rankings a full 10 weeks quicker than 2019-20 Michigan State.
We can debate the merits of whether North Carolina should have been the preseason No.