Tar Heels Still No. 1

Tue., Feb. 17, 1998

Compiled From Wire Services

North Carolina, Duke, Arizona and Kansas held the top four spots in the AP men’s college basketball poll, continuing to separate themselves as the possible No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament.

The Tar Heels (26-1) were again the runaway No. 1 choice with 68 first-place votes and 1,748 points, 108 more than Duke (23-2). Arizona (22-3) had the other two No. 1 votes and 1,605 points, while Kansas (27-3) had 1,587 points.

Stanford moved up to 10th, while UCLA dropped to 12th.

Tennessee remained a unanimous No. 1 in the women’s basketball poll and moved closer to a rare feat. With only three polls remaining, Tennessee is on track to become only the fourth team to stay No. 1 all season.

Stanford climbed one spot to fifth. Arizona is ranked ninth and Washington dropped to 21st.

Texas A&M coach Tony Barone, whose 1991 arrival brought hopes of a basketball revival, will be dismissed as coach after this season.

Athletic director Wally Groff released a statement saying Barone will be reassigned as his special assistant.

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