North Carolina was one first-place vote away from being a unanimous preseason No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. The Tar Heels, the heavy favorite to win the 2012 national championship, received 30 of the coaches' 31 first-place votes and outranked No. 2 Kentucky by 53 points (774 to 721) in the poll, which was released Thursday. North Carolina returns a core of top players, including sophomore forward Harrison Barnes. He and three of his teammates -- John Henson, Kendall Marshall and Tyler Zeller -- are among the 50 players to appear on the Wooden Award's preseason list. UNC won the ACC regular-season title last season before losing in the NCAA tournament in the East Regional final, finishing 29-8. Read more: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...arolina-tar-heels-no-1-preseason-coaches-poll
