The Tar Heels earned all 40 votes from reporters at the annual ACC Operation Basketball preseason media day on Sunday, making them the unanimous favorite to win the league title for the second straight season.
The pre-season predicted order of finish for all ACC basketball teams:
- UNC
- Duke
- Wake Forest
- Miami
- Clemson
- Virginia Tech
- Maryland
- Georgia Tech
- NC State
- FSU
- Boston College
- Virginia
Other pre-season first team players:
- Tyrese Rice, Boston College guard
- Jack McClinton, Miami guard
- Ty Lawson, UNC guard
- Gerald Henderson, Duke guard/forward