North Carolina is 7-0 in the ACC for the 10th time in the 63 years since conference play began.
The Tar Heels escaped Virginia Tech with a 75-70 victory Sunday to improve to 18-2 overall and 7-0 in the ACC. It’s the first time in 15 years the Tar Heels have started an ACC season with seven consecutive victories.
The following is a list of the 9 times Carolina has been at least 7-0 with the team’s overall and ACC final records and what they did in the NCAA Tournament noted:
(Note: Three times the Tar Heels went unbeaten in the ACC)
1957 – 14-0 - (no ACC loss) – 32-0, 14-0 ACC, NCAA champions
1959 – 8-0 - (@ Maryland) – 20-5, 12-2 ACC, NCAA opening round
1967 – 9-0 – (vs. Clemson) – 25-5, 12-2 ACC, Final Four
1968 – 12-0 – (vs. So. Carolina) – 28-4, 12-2 ACC, NCAA runner-up
1969 – 9-0 – (vs. So. Carolina) – 27-5, 12-2 ACC, Final Four
1983 – 8-0 – (@ Maryland) – 28-8, 12-2 ACC, Elite 8
1984 – 14-0 – (no ACC loss) – 28-3, 14-0 ACC, Sweet 16
1987 – 14-0 – (no ACC loss) – 32-4, 14-0 ACC, Elite 8
2001 – 11-0 (@ Clemson) – 26-7, 13-3 ACC, NCAA 2nd round
2016 – 7-0 (…)
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Incredibly, UNC’s 18-2 start to this season is the 20th time in the program’s history the Tar Heels started a season with an overall record of at least 18-2 or better.
Four of Carolina’s five NCAA champions started at least 18-2, with the fifth, the 1993 squad, starting out 17-2 (they lost their 20th game). Furthermore, 11 of UNC’s 18 Final Four teams were 18-2 or better through the first 20 games of their respective seasons.
The following is a list of each season the Tar Heels opened with a record of 18-2 or better, included is the team’s start, overall record and what it did in the NCAA Tournament, though a Southern Conference title is also noted:
(Note: The NCAA Tournament didn’t begin until 1939)
1924 – 26-0 – (26-0) – Helms Foundation national champions
1935 – 23-2 – (23-2) – Southern Conference champions
1946 – 27-2 – (30-5) – NCAA runner-up
1957 – 32-0 – (32-0) – NCAA champions
1967 – 18-2 – (26-6) – Final Four
1968 – 22-1 – (28-4) – NCAA runner-up
1969 – 20-2 – (27-5) – Final Four
1976 – 25-2 – (25-4) – NCAA 2nd round
1982 – 32-2 – (32-2) – NCAA champions
1984 – 27-2 – (28-3) – Sweet 16
1986 – 25-2 – (28-6) – Sweet 16
1987 – 29-2 – (32-4) – Elite 8
1995 – 18-2 – (28-6) – Final Four
1998 – 26-2 – (34-4) – Final Four
2001 – 21-2 – (26-7) – NCAA 2nd round
2005 – 19-2 – (33-4) – NCAA champions
2007 – 20-2 – (31-7) – Elite 8
2008 – 21-2 – (36-3) – Final Four
2009 – 24-2 – (34-4) – NCAA champions
2016 – 18-2 – (…)
The Tar Heels escaped Virginia Tech with a 75-70 victory Sunday to improve to 18-2 overall and 7-0 in the ACC. It’s the first time in 15 years the Tar Heels have started an ACC season with seven consecutive victories.
The following is a list of the 9 times Carolina has been at least 7-0 with the team’s overall and ACC final records and what they did in the NCAA Tournament noted:
(Note: Three times the Tar Heels went unbeaten in the ACC)
1957 – 14-0 - (no ACC loss) – 32-0, 14-0 ACC, NCAA champions
1959 – 8-0 - (@ Maryland) – 20-5, 12-2 ACC, NCAA opening round
1967 – 9-0 – (vs. Clemson) – 25-5, 12-2 ACC, Final Four
1968 – 12-0 – (vs. So. Carolina) – 28-4, 12-2 ACC, NCAA runner-up
1969 – 9-0 – (vs. So. Carolina) – 27-5, 12-2 ACC, Final Four
1983 – 8-0 – (@ Maryland) – 28-8, 12-2 ACC, Elite 8
1984 – 14-0 – (no ACC loss) – 28-3, 14-0 ACC, Sweet 16
1987 – 14-0 – (no ACC loss) – 32-4, 14-0 ACC, Elite 8
2001 – 11-0 (@ Clemson) – 26-7, 13-3 ACC, NCAA 2nd round
2016 – 7-0 (…)
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Incredibly, UNC’s 18-2 start to this season is the 20th time in the program’s history the Tar Heels started a season with an overall record of at least 18-2 or better.
Four of Carolina’s five NCAA champions started at least 18-2, with the fifth, the 1993 squad, starting out 17-2 (they lost their 20th game). Furthermore, 11 of UNC’s 18 Final Four teams were 18-2 or better through the first 20 games of their respective seasons.
The following is a list of each season the Tar Heels opened with a record of 18-2 or better, included is the team’s start, overall record and what it did in the NCAA Tournament, though a Southern Conference title is also noted:
(Note: The NCAA Tournament didn’t begin until 1939)
1924 – 26-0 – (26-0) – Helms Foundation national champions
1935 – 23-2 – (23-2) – Southern Conference champions
1946 – 27-2 – (30-5) – NCAA runner-up
1957 – 32-0 – (32-0) – NCAA champions
1967 – 18-2 – (26-6) – Final Four
1968 – 22-1 – (28-4) – NCAA runner-up
1969 – 20-2 – (27-5) – Final Four
1976 – 25-2 – (25-4) – NCAA 2nd round
1982 – 32-2 – (32-2) – NCAA champions
1984 – 27-2 – (28-3) – Sweet 16
1986 – 25-2 – (28-6) – Sweet 16
1987 – 29-2 – (32-4) – Elite 8
1995 – 18-2 – (28-6) – Final Four
1998 – 26-2 – (34-4) – Final Four
2001 – 21-2 – (26-7) – NCAA 2nd round
2005 – 19-2 – (33-4) – NCAA champions
2007 – 20-2 – (31-7) – Elite 8
2008 – 21-2 – (36-3) – Final Four
2009 – 24-2 – (34-4) – NCAA champions
2016 – 18-2 – (…)
