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1996-97 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 28-7 (11-5, 3rd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 77.4 (37th of 306)

PA/G: 66.7 (87th of 306)

SRS: 21.23 (6th of 305)

SOS: 12.00 (1st of 305)

ORtg: 111.4 (15th of 306)

DRtg: 96.0 (75th of 306)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Won East First Round (82-74) versus #16 Fairfield
Won East Second Round (73-56) versus #9 Colorado
Won East Regional Semifinal (63-57) versus #5 California
Won East Regional Final (97-74) versus #6 Louisville
Lost National Semifinal (66-58) versus #4 Arizona

ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1996-97 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
UNC	8	7	14	14	11	12	11	11	13	22	19	19	20	16	12	8	5	4

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 22, 1996	REG	N	Arizona (19)	Pac-10	21.66	L	72	83		0	1	L 1	MassMutual Center
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	REG		Richmond	CAA	-0.39	W	86	75		1	1	W 1	Dean Smith Center
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	REG		Pittsburgh	Big East	9.12	W	82	61		2	1	W 2	Dean Smith Center
4	Mon, Dec 2, 1996	REG		Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	-12.10	W	106	62		3	1	W 3	Dean Smith Center
5	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	REG		Southern California	Pac-10	14.51	W	99	84		4	1	W 4	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
6	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	REG		South Carolina	SEC	15.09	W	86	75		5	1	W 5	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
7	Sun, Dec 15, 1996	REG	@	Virginia Military Institute	Southern	-11.50	W	105	61		6	1	W 6	Cameron Hall
8	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	REG	N	Louisiana State	SEC	3.91	W	67	48		7	1	W 7	Greensboro Coliseum
9	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	REG	N	Massachusetts	A-10	10.54	W	83	69		8	1	W 8	Continental Airlines Arena
10	Sun, Dec 22, 1996	REG	@	Princeton	Ivy	7.11	W	69	60		9	1	W 9	Jadwin Gymnasium
11	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	REG	@	Wake Forest (2)	ACC	20.94	L	57	81		9	2	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	REG		Maryland (19)	ACC	17.52	L	75	85		9	3	L 2	Dean Smith Center
13	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	13.84	L	63	75		9	4	L 3	University Hall
14	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	REG		NC State	ACC	13.98	W	59	56		10	4	W 1	Dean Smith Center
15	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	73	50		11	4	W 2	Dean Smith Center
16	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	REG	@	Florida State	ACC	16.14	L	71	84		11	5	L 1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
17	Sun, Jan 26, 1997	REG		Clemson (2)	ACC	17.23	W	61	48		12	5	W 1	Dean Smith Center
18	Wed, Jan 29, 1997	REG	@	Duke (12)	ACC	22.52	L	73	80		12	6	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
19	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-4.70	W	99	49		13	6	W 1	Dean Smith Center
20	Thu, Feb 6, 1997	REG		Florida State	ACC	16.14	W	90	62		14	6	W 2	Dean Smith Center
21	Sat, Feb 8, 1997	REG		Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	81	57		15	6	W 3	Dean Smith Center
22	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	REG	@	NC State	ACC	13.98	W	45	44		16	6	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	9.11	W	72	68		17	6	W 5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
24	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	REG		Wake Forest (4)	ACC	20.94	W	74	60		18	6	W 6	Dean Smith Center
25	Sat, Feb 22, 1997	REG	@	Maryland (14)	ACC	17.52	W	93	81		19	6	W 7	Cole Fieldhouse
26	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	REG	@	Clemson (12)	ACC	17.23	W	76	69		20	6	W 8	Littlejohn Coliseum
27	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	REG		Duke (7)	ACC	22.52	W	91	85		21	6	W 9	Dean Smith Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	CTOURN		Virginia	ACC	13.84	W	78	68		22	6	W 10	Greensboro Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 8, 1997	CTOURN	N	Wake Forest (8)	ACC	20.94	W	86	73		23	6	W 11	Greensboro Coliseum
30	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	CTOURN	N	NC State	ACC	13.98	W	64	54		24	6	W 12	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	NCAA	N	Fairfield	MAAC	-5.18	W	82	74		25	6	W 13	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
32	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	NCAA	N	Colorado (24)	Big 12	9.69	W	73	56		26	6	W 14	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
33	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	NCAA	N	California	Pac-10	17.34	W	63	57		27	6	W 15	Carrier Dome
34	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	NCAA	N	Louisville (25)	CUSA	11.98	W	97	74		28	6	W 16	Carrier Dome
35	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	NCAA	N	Arizona (15)	Pac-10	21.66	L	58	66		28	7	L 1	RCA Dome