After the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s re-emergence onto the national scene and a Sweet 16 berth this past season, the national media are already building the hype for head coach Courtney Banghart’s next team. ESPN ranked Carolina No. 11 in its annual Way-Too-Early Top 25 poll earlier this week, the second-highest ACC team in the poll. (Chapelboro.com) UNC women's basketball high in way-too-early rankings; Tar Heels best combined men, women ESPN rank
After a breakout season that ended by giving eventual national champion South Carolina its toughest NCAA tournament game, expectations are high for the UNC women’s.