Carolina Basketball NCAA Tournament Notes
• Carolina enters the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Regional.
• Carolina has advanced through the East Regional in 14 of its 18 trips to the Final Four.
• The Tar Heels are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the 47th time, which is second all-time behind Kentucky (55).
• Carolina is a No. 1 seed for a record 15th time. Duke is second with 13. Kentucky (12) and Kansas (12) are the only other schools with at least 10 seasons as a No. 1 seed.
• Carolina has been a No. 1 seed in 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and now 2016.
• The Tar Heels have won the national championship as a No. 1 seed in 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009 and also reached the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2008.
• This is Roy Williams’ 11th time as a head coach as a No. 1 seed (five times at Kansas and six times at Carolina). Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is the only coach with more No. 1 seeds (13).
• The Tar Heels are 50-10 in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed.
• Carolina is 112-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UNC is first in Final Fours (18), second in years played (47), second in games played (156), second in wins (112) and fourth in winning percentage (.718).
• The Tar Heels are 7-1 in Raleigh in the NCAA Tournament. That includes wins over St. Bonaventure and Davidson in 1968, a win over Purdue in 1977, a loss to Penn in 1979, wins over Alabama and Villanova in 1982 and wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Arkansas in PNC Arena in 2008.
• UNC has never played either of its possible first-round opponents – Fairleigh Dickinson or Florida Gulf Coast University – in men’s basketball.
• Carolina has won the ACC regular-season championship and the ACC Tournament in the same season 11 times (1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1982, 2007, 2008 and 2016). The Tar Heels won national titles in two of those seasons (1957 and 1982) and reached the Final Four in six of the other previous eight seasons (1967, 1968, 1968, 1972, 1977 and 2008).
• Carolina won the ACC regular-season title, but lost in the ACC Tournament in its three other NCAA championship seasons (1993, 2005 and 2009).
Roy Williams’ NCAA Tournament Notes
• Won NCAA titles in 2005 and 2009 and led Carolina to another Final Four in 2008 and three other regional finals
• Tied for fourth all-time in Final Four appearances with seven (1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2008, 2009 at UNC)
• Tied for second with Dean Smith in NCAA Tournament wins (65), is third in games (88), is fifth in appearances (25) and 12th in winning percentage (.739)
• Is fifth all-time in NCAA Tournament winning percentage among coaches with at least 30 games in the Tournament
• His 65 wins are more than all but six schools have in their NCAA Tournament history (Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, Kansas and Louisville)
• Reached the Sweet 16 on 16 occasions in 25 appearances
• Only coach to win an NCAA Tournament game in 20 consecutive years
• Won at least one game in 25 out of 25 NCAA Tournament appearances (Adolph Rupp is second with wins in his first 13 Tournaments)
• Is third in most consecutive appearances with 20 (Smith is first with 23; Krzyzewski is second with 21)
• Reached 11 regional finals (five at KU, six at UNC)
• Carolina enters the 2016 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Regional.
• Carolina has advanced through the East Regional in 14 of its 18 trips to the Final Four.
• The Tar Heels are playing in the NCAA Tournament for the 47th time, which is second all-time behind Kentucky (55).
• Carolina is a No. 1 seed for a record 15th time. Duke is second with 13. Kentucky (12) and Kansas (12) are the only other schools with at least 10 seasons as a No. 1 seed.
• Carolina has been a No. 1 seed in 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and now 2016.
• The Tar Heels have won the national championship as a No. 1 seed in 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009 and also reached the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2008.
• This is Roy Williams’ 11th time as a head coach as a No. 1 seed (five times at Kansas and six times at Carolina). Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is the only coach with more No. 1 seeds (13).
• The Tar Heels are 50-10 in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed.
• Carolina is 112-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UNC is first in Final Fours (18), second in years played (47), second in games played (156), second in wins (112) and fourth in winning percentage (.718).
• The Tar Heels are 7-1 in Raleigh in the NCAA Tournament. That includes wins over St. Bonaventure and Davidson in 1968, a win over Purdue in 1977, a loss to Penn in 1979, wins over Alabama and Villanova in 1982 and wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Arkansas in PNC Arena in 2008.
• UNC has never played either of its possible first-round opponents – Fairleigh Dickinson or Florida Gulf Coast University – in men’s basketball.
• Carolina has won the ACC regular-season championship and the ACC Tournament in the same season 11 times (1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1982, 2007, 2008 and 2016). The Tar Heels won national titles in two of those seasons (1957 and 1982) and reached the Final Four in six of the other previous eight seasons (1967, 1968, 1968, 1972, 1977 and 2008).
• Carolina won the ACC regular-season title, but lost in the ACC Tournament in its three other NCAA championship seasons (1993, 2005 and 2009).
Roy Williams’ NCAA Tournament Notes
• Won NCAA titles in 2005 and 2009 and led Carolina to another Final Four in 2008 and three other regional finals
• Tied for fourth all-time in Final Four appearances with seven (1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 at Kansas; 2005, 2008, 2009 at UNC)
• Tied for second with Dean Smith in NCAA Tournament wins (65), is third in games (88), is fifth in appearances (25) and 12th in winning percentage (.739)
• Is fifth all-time in NCAA Tournament winning percentage among coaches with at least 30 games in the Tournament
• His 65 wins are more than all but six schools have in their NCAA Tournament history (Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, Kansas and Louisville)
• Reached the Sweet 16 on 16 occasions in 25 appearances
• Only coach to win an NCAA Tournament game in 20 consecutive years
• Won at least one game in 25 out of 25 NCAA Tournament appearances (Adolph Rupp is second with wins in his first 13 Tournaments)
• Is third in most consecutive appearances with 20 (Smith is first with 23; Krzyzewski is second with 21)
• Reached 11 regional finals (five at KU, six at UNC)
