{"id":223026,"date":"2025-10-14T03:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T03:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:04:13","slug":"ken-pom-not-sure-about-the-new-look-tar-tar-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Pom not sure about the new look Tar Tar Heels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13328928.jpg\"\/> (Photo: Nell Redmond\/theACC.com)<\/p>\n<p>We have already gotten a look at what some of the top college basketball analytic experts think about North Carolina in their preseason rankings.\u00a0 Bart Torvik has been the friendliest to the Tar Heels with a No. 18 placement.\u00a0 Evan Miyakawa has the Tar Heels a little bit lower at No. 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But most of us can&#8217;t wait until Ken Pomeroy releases his preseason findings.\u00a0 He did that on Sunday, and he has UNC in the lowest spot of the three at No. 33.\u00a0 Those three numbers round North Carolina&#8217;s placement to 26th.\u00a0 That is pretty much with many of the preseason polls who have them around the No. 25 spot.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is not the lowest KenPom has had Carolina to start the season in recent years.\u00a0 They were preseason No. 40 in 2021-22.\u00a0 That team finished 29-10, and made it to the National Championship Game.\u00a0 \u00a0They also had preseason rankings of No. 17 in 2023-24, and No. 14 last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>KenPom has seven upcoming opponents ranked above the Tar Heels.\u00a0 Two are in the top-10.\u00a0 Three made the top-20, and three more made it between No. 21 and No. 30.\u00a0 In all, there are 11 games that UNC will play against preseason top 50 teams.\u00a0 BYU also comes in at No. 18.\u00a0 North Carolina will travel to Salt Lake City to play the Cougars on October 24 in one of the more anticipated preseason exhibition games.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the Tar Heels&#8217; non-conference opponents and their ranking out of a possible 365 NCAA Division I teams.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kansas\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No.\u00a0 \u00a021\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 11 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Radford\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No. 143<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NC Central\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No. 328<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Navy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No. 200<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Bonaventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No. 122<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No.\u00a0 \u00a025\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dec.\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kentucky\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a04\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dec.\u00a0 \u00a07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgetown\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No.\u00a0\u00a0 82<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 13\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0USC-Upstate\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No. 336<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ETSU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No. \u00a0140<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ohio State \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No.\u00a0\u00a0 27<\/p>\n<p>Dec. 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 East Carolina\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No.\u00a0 146<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina is ranked preseason fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference behind Duke, Louisville, and Clemson.\u00a0 Three more ACC teams: NC State, SMU, and Wake Forest cracked KenPom&#8217;s top-50.\u00a0 That will provide the Tar Heels with seven opportunities against league teams inside the first 50.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No. 1\u00a0 \u00a0Duke\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No. \u00a07\u00a0 (Home &#8211; 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