The North Carolina Tar Heels have opened up the Michael Malone era 2-0 after beating Western Carolina and Wofford last week. Despite some struggles with Western Carolina, the Tar Heels answered some questions against the Terriers on Friday night. It’s still early and the schedule will get tougher as the weeks go on but this is the time for the Tar Heels to figure out their issues and get them fixed. This team should get better as the season goes on and there are some early signs that Malone is a good head coach at this level. As UNC enters a week in which they will host Wyoming on Tuesday and then Georgia on Friday night. They go into those games still unranked, but they did receive some votes in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released on Monday. UNC received six votes and was behind Kentucky, Memphis, Saint Louis, Purdue, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Baylor.Below is the full poll released on Monday.RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo1Florida Gators2-0786221-1/12Duke Blue Devils2-077492-2/23Illinois Fighting Illini2-073413-3/34UConn Huskies2-06950514/55Michigan State Spartans2-06310615/66Virginia Cavaliers3-059201046/107Texas Longhorns2-058807-7/78Houston Cougars2-058408-8/89Tennessee Volunteers1-045209-9/910Louisville Cardinals2-0448011110/1111Arizona Wildcats1-14470474/1112Gonzaga Bulldogs2-0414012-12/1213St. John’s Red Storm2-0409014113/1414Kansas Jayhawks2-0370018414/1815UCLA Bruins2-03680NR1215/NR16Alabama Crimson Tide2-0326018216/1817Texas Tech Red Raiders2-0281016116/1718Miami (FL) Hurricanes1-1250017117/1819Vanderbilt Commodores2-0222021219/2120Arkansas Razorbacks1-1198013713/2021Michigan Wolverines1-1160020120/2122USC Trojans2-0123022-22/2223Iowa State Cyclones1-1113014914/2324Nebraska Cornhuskers2-01040NR224/NR25BYU Cougars2-0102025-25/25Schools Dropped OutNo. 23 Kentucky; No. 24 Purdue;Others Receiving VotesKentucky 101; Memphis 34; Saint Louis 23; Purdue 12; Indiana 12; Texas A&M 11; Baylor 9; North Carolina 6; Marquette 6; West Virginia 5; Missouri 4; LSU 3; Wisconsin 1; Villanova 1; Nevada 1;Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinionsThis article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC basketball earns votes in USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Monday
