Years UNC was Ousted by the NCAA Champ

[andrew jones]

The following are the seasons in which Carolina was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by the eventual champion:

1946 - Oklahoma A&M in the title game (now Oklahoma State)
1968 - UCLA in the title game
1977 - Marquette in the title game
1981 - Indiana in the title game
1985 - Villanova in the Elite 8
1986 - Louisville in the Sweet 16
1989 - Michigan in the Sweet 16
1997 - Arizona in the Final Four
2008 - Kansas in the Final Four