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1981-82 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-2 (12-2, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 66.7 (159th of 273)

PA/G: 55.4 (11th of 273)

SRS: 20.17 (2nd of 273)

SOS: 8.87 (3rd of 273)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Won East Second Round (52-50) versus #9 James Madison
Won East Regional Semifinal (74-69) versus #4 Alabama
Won East Regional Final (70-60) versus #3 Villanova
Won National Semifinal (68-63) versus #6 Houston
Won National Final (63-62) versus #1 Georgetown

NCAA Champion
ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1981-82 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	Final
UNC	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	REG	N	Kansas	Big 8	8.01	W	74	67		1	0	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
2	Mon, Nov 30, 1981	REG	N	Southern California	Pac-10	10.19	W	73	62		2	0	W 2
3	Thu, Dec 3, 1981	REG		Tulsa (9)	MVC	13.27	W	78	70		3	0	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
4	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	REG		South Florida	Sun Belt	1.97	W	75	39		4	0	W 4	Carmichael Auditorium
5	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	REG	N	Rutgers	EAA	1.63	W	59	36		5	0	W 5	Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	REG	N	Kentucky (2)	SEC	12.55	W	82	69		6	0	W 6	Brendan Byrne Arena
7	Mon, Dec 28, 1981	REG	N	Penn State	Ind	0.39	W	56	50		7	0	W 7
8	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	REG	@	Santa Clara	WCAC	3.82	W	76	57		8	0	W 8	Toso Pavilion
9	Mon, Jan 4, 1982	REG		William & Mary	ECACS	5.17	W	64	40		9	0	W 9	Carmichael Auditorium
10	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	7.74	W	66	50		10	0	W 10	Cole Fieldhouse
11	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	REG		Virginia (2)	ACC	19.39	W	65	60		11	0	W 11	Carmichael Auditorium
12	Wed, Jan 13, 1982	REG	@	NC State (12)	ACC	13.42	W	61	41		12	0	W 12	Reynolds Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	REG	@	Duke	ACC	1.20	W	73	63		13	0	W 13	Cameron Indoor Stadium
14	Thu, Jan 21, 1982	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	15.41	L	48	55		13	1	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
15	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	3.48	W	66	54		14	1	W 1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	REG		Clemson	ACC	9.83	W	77	72		15	1	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
17	Sat, Jan 30, 1982	REG		NC State (17)	ACC	13.42	W	58	44		16	1	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
18	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	REG	@	Virginia (3)	ACC	19.39	L	58	74		16	2	L 1	University Hall
19	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	REG	N	Furman	Southern	-2.70	W	96	69		17	2	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
20	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	REG	N	The Citadel	Southern	-3.91	W	67	46		18	2	W 2	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
21	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	REG		Maryland	ACC	7.74	W	59	56		19	2	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
22	Sun, Feb 14, 1982	REG	N	Georgia	SEC	10.16	W	66	57		20	2	W 4	Greensboro Coliseum
23	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	REG	@	Wake Forest (14)	ACC	15.41	W	69	51		21	2	W 5	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	9.83	W	55	49		22	2	W 6	Littlejohn Coliseum
25	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	3.48	W	77	54		23	2	W 7	Carmichael Auditorium
26	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	REG		Duke	ACC	1.20	W	84	66		24	2	W 8	Carmichael Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	CTOURN	N	Georgia Tech	ACC	3.48	W	55	39		25	2	W 9	Greensboro Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	CTOURN	N	NC State	ACC	13.42	W	58	46		26	2	W 10	Greensboro Coliseum
29	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	CTOURN	N	Virginia (3)	ACC	19.39	W	47	45		27	2	W 11	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	NCAA	N	James Madison	ECACS	10.68	W	52	50		28	2	W 12	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
31	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	NCAA	N	Alabama (13)	SEC	10.51	W	74	69		29	2	W 13	Reynolds Coliseum
32	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	NCAA	N	Villanova	Big East	10.55	W	70	60		30	2	W 14	Reynolds Coliseum
33	Sat, Mar 27, 1982	NCAA	N	Houston	SWC	12.94	W	68	63		31	2	W 15	Louisiana Superdome
34	Mon, Mar 29, 1982	NCAA	N	Georgetown (6)	Big East	19.29	W	63	62		32	2	W 16	Louisiana Superdome