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1971-72 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (9-3, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 89.1 (16th of 221)

PA/G: 71.4 (48th of 221)

SRS: 23.49 (2nd of 210)

SOS: 5.78 (11th of 210)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (92-69) versus South Carolina
Won East Regional Final (73-59) versus Pennsylvania
Lost National Semifinal (79-75) versus Florida State
Won National Third Place (105-91) versus Louisville

ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1971-72 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	3/6	Final
UNC	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	5	3	3	2

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 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	Thu, Dec 2, 1971	REG		Rice	SWC	-12.43	W	127	69		1	0	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
2	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	0.95	W	90	75		2	0	W 2	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
3	Mon, Dec 6, 1971	REG	@	Princeton	Ivy	9.79	L	73	89		2	1	L 1	Jadwin Gymnasium
4	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	REG		Virginia Tech	Ind	2.94	W	93	60		3	1	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
5	Fri, Dec 17, 1971	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	99	76		4	1	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
6	Sat, Dec 18, 1971	REG	N	NC State	ACC	10.33	W	99	68		5	1	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
7	Mon, Dec 27, 1971	REG	N	Harvard	Ivy	-2.68	W	96	78		6	1	W 4
8	Wed, Dec 29, 1971	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	Mid-Atl	7.73	W	93	77		7	1	W 5
9	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	REG	N	Bradley	MVC	10.95	W	75	69		8	1	W 6
10	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	REG		Furman	Southern	-1.57	W	118	66		9	1	W 7	Carmichael Auditorium
11	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	81	61		10	1	W 8	Littlejohn Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 15, 1972	REG	@	Virginia (8)	ACC	11.79	W	85	79		11	1	W 9	University Hall
13	Wed, Jan 19, 1972	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	92	77		12	1	W 10	Carmichael Auditorium
14	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	REG	@	Duke	ACC	6.71	L	74	76		12	2	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
15	Sat, Jan 29, 1972	REG		Maryland (18)	ACC	14.65	W	92	72		13	2	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
16	Thu, Feb 3, 1972	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	2.95	W	71	59		14	2	W 2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
17	Mon, Feb 7, 1972	REG		NC State	ACC	10.33	W	101	78		15	2	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
18	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	REG	N	Clemson	ACC	3.97	W	73	50		16	2	W 4
19	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	REG	@	Georgia Tech	Ind	-10.53	W	118	73		17	2	W 5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
20	Wed, Feb 16, 1972	REG	@	Maryland (19)	ACC	14.65	L	77	79		17	3	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
21	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	-7.83	W	99	74		18	3	W 1
22	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	REG		Georgia Tech	Ind	-10.53	W	87	66		19	3	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
23	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	REG	@	Virginia (13)	ACC	11.79	W	91	78		20	3	W 3	University Hall
24	Tue, Feb 29, 1972	REG	@	NC State	ACC	10.33	L	84	85		20	4	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
25	Sat, Mar 4, 1972	REG		Duke	ACC	6.71	W	93	69		21	4	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Fri, Mar 10, 1972	CTOURN	N	Duke	ACC	6.71	W	63	48		22	4	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Sat, Mar 11, 1972	REG	N	Maryland (13)	ACC	14.65	W	73	64		23	4	W 3
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Thu, Mar 16, 1972	NCAA	N	South Carolina (6)	Ind	14.32	W	92	69		24	4	W 4	WVU Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	NCAA	N	Pennsylvania (3)	Ivy	13.30	W	73	59		25	4	W 5	WVU Coliseum
30	Thu, Mar 23, 1972	NCAA	N	Florida State (10)	Ind	12.95	L	75	79		25	5	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
31	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	NCAA	N	Louisville (4)	MVC	16.29	W	105	91		26	5	W 1	L.A. Sports Arena