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Tar Heels finish atop final NCAA men’s poll

North Carolina, the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament, finished No. 1 Monday in The Associated Press’ final poll of the season.

It was the sixth time, and first since 1998, the Tar Heels (32-2) led the final rankings. UCLA and Kentucky have finished No. 1 in the final poll eight times and Duke has done it seven.

North Carolina, the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champions, was No. 1 for the last three weeks of the season and for a total of 14 weeks, including the preseason poll. Full poll, 4-B

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