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1966–67 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1966–67 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record26–6 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarmichael Arena
Seasons
1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
Duke 9 3   .750 18 9   .667
South Carolina 8 4   .667 16 7   .696
Clemson 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Maryland 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
Virginia 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
NC State 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
1967 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1966–67 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1966–67 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
No. 9 Clemson W 76–65 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 3*
No. 9 vs. Penn State W 93–63 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 9*
No. 8 Tulane W 92–69 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 13*
No. 8 at No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 64–55 
 
Lexington, KY
December 17*
No. 6 vs. NYU W 95–58 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 19*
No. 6 vs. Columbia
Tampa Invitational Tournament
W 98–66 
 
Tampa, FL
December 20*
No. 6 vs. Florida State
Tampa Invitational Tournament
W 81–54 
 
Tampa, FL
December 27*
No. 3 vs. Furman W 101–56 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 30*
No. 3 vs. Ohio State W 105–82 
 
Charlotte, NC
January 2*
No. 3 Princeton L 81–91 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 4
No. 3 at Wake Forest W 76–74 
Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 7
No. 3 at Duke
Rivalry
W 59–56 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 11
No. 5 NC State
Rivalry
W 79–78 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 28
No. 2 Virginia W 103–76 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 4
No. 2 Maryland W 85–77 
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 7
No. 2 at Virginia W 79–75 
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 9
No. 2 Wake Forest W 75–73 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11*
No. 2 at Georgia Tech L 80–82 
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 14
No. 2 at NC State W 77–60 
 
Raleigh, NC
February 17
No. 4 vs. South Carolina
North-South Doubleheader
W 80–55 
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 18
No. 4 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader
L 88–92 
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 22
No. 5 at Maryland W 79–78 
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 25*
No. 5 Virginia Tech W 110–78 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 1
No. 3 at South Carolina L 57–70 
Carolina Field House 
Columbia, SC
March 4
No. 3 Duke W 92–79 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 9*
No. 4 vs. NC State
ACC tournament
W 56–53 
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 10*
No. 4 vs. Wake Forest
ACC tournament
W 89–79 
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 11*
No. 4 vs. Duke
ACC Tournament
W 82–73 
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 17*
No. 4 vs. No. 5 Princeton
NCAA tournament
W 78–70 OT
 
College Park, MD
March 18*
No. 4 vs. No. 9 Boston College
NCAA Tournament
W 96–80 
 
College Park, MD
March 24*
No. 4 vs. Dayton
NCAA tournament – Final Four
L 62–76[1]  26–5
Freedom Hall (18,889)
Louisville, KY
March 25*
No. 4 No. 7 Houston
NCAA tournament – third-place game
L 62–84  26–6
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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References

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  1. ^ "BRUINS CONQUER HOUSTON, 73 TO 58; Alcindor Scores 19 Points --Dayton Is 76-62 Victor Over North Carolina". The New York Times. March 25, 1967. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-05.