1977-78 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-8 (9-3, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 16th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 81.1 (56th of 259)

PA/G: 70.7 (80th of 259)

SRS: 16.25 (6th of 253)

SOS: 7.48 (3rd of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost West First Round (68-64) versus San Francisco

ACC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
UNC	1	2	2	5	3	2	2	2	5	3	6	7	11	8	10	11	16

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	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	REG		Oregon State	Pac-8	2.22	W	94	63		1	0	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
2	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG		Oregon State	Pac-8	2.22	W	90	64		2	0	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
3	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	REG	N	Duke	ACC	16.10	W	79	66		3	0	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG	N	NC State	ACC	13.64	W	87	82		4	0	W 4	Greensboro Coliseum
5	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	REG	@	William & Mary	Ind	-1.35	L	75	78		4	1	L 1	William & Mary Hall
6	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG		Rochester (NY)			W	101	43		5	1	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
7	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	REG		Cincinnati (6)	Metro	7.72	W	67	59		6	1	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
8	Fri, Dec 23, 1977	REG	@	Tulane	Metro	-4.49	W	108	103		7	1	W 3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
9	Tue, Dec 27, 1977	REG	N	Brigham Young	WAC	3.61	W	94	81		8	1	W 4	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
10	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG	N	Texas Tech	SWC	6.00	W	88	76		9	1	W 5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
11	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	REG	N	Stanford	Pac-8	0.65	W	92	61		10	1	W 6	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
12	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	79	77	OT	11	1	W 7	Littlejohn Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG	@	Virginia (13)	ACC	10.26	W	76	61		12	1	W 8	University Hall
14	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG	@	Duke	ACC	16.10	L	84	92		12	2	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
15	Sun, Jan 15, 1978	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	W	71	69		13	2	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
16	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	REG		NC State	ACC	13.64	W	69	64		14	2	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
17	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG		Maryland	ACC	9.10	W	85	71		15	2	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
18	Thu, Jan 26, 1978	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	L	62	71		15	3	L 1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG		Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	98	64		16	3	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
20	Mon, Jan 30, 1978	REG		Mercer	Ind	-4.03	W	73	70		17	3	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
21	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	REG	N	Furman	Southern	3.03	L	83	89		17	4	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
22	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG	N	Virginia Tech	Ind	6.72	W	101	88		18	4	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
23	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	9.10	W	66	64		19	4	W 2	Cole Fieldhouse
24	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	N	Rutgers	EAA	6.56	W	74	57		20	4	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
25	Sun, Feb 12, 1978	REG	@	Providence (20)	Ind	4.92	L	59	61		20	5	L 1	Providence Civic Center
26	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	REG		Kent State	MAC	-11.07	W	92	59		21	5	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
27	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG		Virginia (17)	ACC	10.26	W	71	54		22	5	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
28	Thu, Feb 23, 1978	REG	@	NC State	ACC	13.64	L	67	72		22	6	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
29	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG		Duke (13)	ACC	16.10	W	87	83		23	6	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Mar 2, 1978	CTOURN	@	Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	L	77	82		23	7	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Sat, Mar 11, 1978	NCAA	N	San Francisco (20)	WCAC	11.28	L	64	68		23	8	L 2	Desert Financial Arena