1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 8 8 28–6 10–4 Dean Smith 24th Bill Guthridge 18th Eddie Fogler 15th Roy Williams 8th Carmichael AuditoriumDean Smith Center Great Alaska Shootout Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1985–86 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 13 consecutive weeks and reached the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament before falling to eventual national champions Louisville.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1986-schedule.html 1985-86 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com March 12, 2019 On January 18, 1986, #1 North Carolina defeated #3 Duke 95–92 in the first game played at the Dean Smith Center. Roster http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1985.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1985-1986 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times March 12, 2019 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 | Regular season |- Nov 24, 1985 yes 2 UCLA Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 107–70 10,000 1–0 Nov 25, 1985 yes 1 Iona Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 110–67 2–0 Nov 29, 1985 yes yes 1 Missouri Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 84–63 3–0 Nov 30, 1985 yes yes 1 Purdue Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 73–62 4–0 Dec 1, 1985 yes yes 1 UNLV 16 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 65–60 5–0 Dec 7, 1985 yes yes 1 1985 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 114–71 6–0 Dec 14, 1985 yes 1 Ohio Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 99–57 7–0 Dec 17, 1985 yes yes 1 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, FL 69–65 8–0 Dec 20, 1985 yes 1 1985 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC 89–55 9–0 Dec 22, 1985 yes yes 1 The Citadel Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 104–51 10–0 Dec 27, 1985 yes yes 1 1985 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Knight Center Miami, FL Orange Bowl Tournament 129–45 11–0 Dec 28, 1985 yes yes 1 Brown Knight Center Miami, FL Orange Bowl Tournament 115–63 12–0 Dec 31, 1985 yes yes 1 1985 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 109–64 13–0 Jan 4, 1986 1 NC State Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry 90–79 14–0 1–0 Jan 9, 1986 yes yes 1 1985 men Fordham Rams Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY 92–68 15–0 Jan 11, 1986 yes 1 1985 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 89–65 16–0 2–0 Jan 14, 1986 yes 1 Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD 71–67 17–0 3–0 Jan 18, 1986 1 Duke 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry 95–92 21,444 18–0 4–0 Jan 19, 1986 yes yes 1 1985 men Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI 66–64 19–0 Jan 25, 1986 1 Georgia Tech 4 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 85–77 20–0 5–0 Jan 26, 1986 yes 1 Notre Dame 16 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 73–61 21–0 Jan 30, 1986 yes 1 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, VA 73–86 21–1 5–1 Feb 1, 1986 1 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 85–67 22–1 6–1 Feb 4, 1986 yes 1 Georgia Tech 2 Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA 78–77 23–1 7–1 Feb 8, 1986 1 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 91–62 24–1 8–1 Feb 12, 1986 yes 1 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 79–64 25–1 9–1 Feb 20, 1986 1 Maryland Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 72–77 25–2 9–2 Feb 23, 1986 yes 1 NC State 20 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Rivalry 65–76 25–3 9–3 Feb 26, 1986 3 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 85–79 26–3 10–3 Mar 2, 1986 yes 3 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry 74–82 26–4 10–4 |- !colspan=9 | ACC Tournament |- Mar 7, 1986 yes 4 Maryland Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ACC tournament Quarterfinal 75–85 26–5 |- !colspan=9 | NCAA Tournament |- Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 8 3 Utah 14 Dee Events Center Ogden, UT First round 84–72 27–5 Mar 15, 1986 yes yes 8 3 UAB 6 Dee Events Center Ogden, UT Second Round 77–59 28–5 Mar 20, 1986 yes yes 8 3 Louisville 7 2 The Summit Houston, TX Regional semifinal 79–94https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/21/sports/louisville-tops-north-carolina-94-79-auburn-gains.html LOUISVILLE TOPS NORTH CAROLINA, 94-79; AUBURN GAINS New York Times March 12, 2019 28–6 AP Poll Eastern Time W West region Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar North Carolina North Carolina