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Duke may be more popular with the recruits, but North Carolinians still prefers UNC

When Public Policy Polling releases results of a poll, invariably a question aimed at the Duke-North Carolina rivalry is sprinkled in among those that measure political preferences in the Tar Heel state.

In Wednesday’s release, Public Policy Polling (PPP) came up with another one that charts the UNC-Duke rivalry. Tom Jensen of PPP said there has been a lot of interest in the Duke-UNC rivalry anytime they’ve done a poll in the last decade. Duke holds a 14-8 advantage on the court during the last 10 seasons, including a pair of wins in the ACC Tournament. The teams meet for the first time this season on Feb.