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1997-98 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 34-4 (13-3, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill Guthridge

PS/G: 81.9 (19th of 308)

PA/G: 65.6 (46th of 308)

SRS: 26.67 (2nd of 306)

SOS: 10.38 (5th of 306)

ORtg: 118.2 (2nd of 308)

DRtg: 94.7 (44th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Won East First Round (88-52) versus #16 Navy
Won East Second Round (93-83) versus #8 Charlotte
Won East Regional Semifinal (73-58) versus #4 Michigan State
Won East Regional Final (75-64) versus #2 Connecticut
Lost National Semifinal (65-59) versus #3 Utah

ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
UNC	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	1

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-1.80	W	84	56		1	0	W 1	Dean Smith Center
2	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	REG	@	Richmond	CAA	6.34	W	84	65		2	0	W 2	Robins Center
3	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	REG		California	Pac-10	8.33	W	71	47		3	0	W 3	Dean Smith Center
4	Thu, Nov 27, 1997	REG	N	UCLA (7)	Pac-10	13.03	W	109	68		4	0	W 4	Sullivan Arena
5	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	N	Seton Hall	Big East	6.24	W	95	65		5	0	W 5	Sullivan Arena
6	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	REG	N	Purdue (6)	Big Ten	20.67	W	73	69		6	0	W 6	Sullivan Arena
7	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG	N	Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	81	72		7	0	W 7	United Center
8	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	REG	N	Chattanooga	Southern	-8.71	W	68	38		8	0	W 8	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
9	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG	N	Virginia Tech	A-10	3.21	W	78	57		9	0	W 9	Charlotte Coliseum (II)
10	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		Princeton (22)	Ivy	11.54	W	50	42		10	0	W 10	Dean Smith Center
11	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	REG		Hampton	MEAC	-14.61	W	92	69		11	0	W 11	Dean Smith Center
12	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	@	Florida State (17)	ACC	12.93	W	81	73		12	0	W 12	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
13	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	13.11	W	82	80	OT	13	0	W 13	Stegeman Coliseum
14	Mon, Dec 29, 1997	REG	@	Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	-27.28	W	97	46		14	0	W 14	Moore Gymnasium
15	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG	@	Clemson (21)	ACC	17.17	W	73	70		15	0	W 15	Littlejohn Coliseum
16	Thu, Jan 8, 1998	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	12.82	W	96	75		16	0	W 16	Dean Smith Center
17	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG		Virginia	ACC	6.03	W	81	73		17	0	W 17	Dean Smith Center
18	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	18.79	L	83	89	OT	17	1	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
19	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	-3.09	W	96	63		18	1	W 1	Dean Smith Center
20	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	REG	@	NC State	ACC	10.84	W	74	60		19	1	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Florida State (20)	ACC	12.93	W	103	55		20	1	W 3	Dean Smith Center
22	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	REG		Clemson	ACC	17.17	W	88	79		21	1	W 4	Dean Smith Center
23	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	9.62	W	79	73		22	1	W 5	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
24	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	REG		Duke (1)	ACC	29.55	W	97	73		23	1	W 6	Dean Smith Center
25	Sun, Feb 8, 1998	REG	@	Georgia Tech	ACC	12.82	W	107	100	2OT	24	1	W 7	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
26	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	6.03	W	60	45		25	1	W 8	University Hall
27	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Maryland (24)	ACC	18.79	W	85	67		26	1	W 9	Dean Smith Center
28	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG		NC State	ACC	10.84	L	72	86		26	2	L 1	Dean Smith Center
29	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	9.62	W	72	53		27	2	W 1	Dean Smith Center
30	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG	@	Duke (1)	ACC	29.55	L	75	77		27	3	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	NC State	ACC	10.84	W	73	46		28	3	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
32	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN		Maryland (21)	ACC	18.79	W	83	73	OT	29	3	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
33	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	CTOURN	N	Duke (1)	ACC	29.55	W	83	68		30	3	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	NCAA	N	Navy	Patriot	-3.79	W	88	52		31	3	W 4	Hartford Civic Center
35	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	NCAA	N	Charlotte	CUSA	12.21	W	93	83	OT	32	3	W 5	Hartford Civic Center
36	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	NCAA	N	Michigan State (16)	Big Ten	18.65	W	73	58		33	3	W 6	Greensboro Coliseum
37	Sat, Mar 21, 1998	NCAA	N	Connecticut (6)	Big East	20.67	W	75	64		34	3	W 7	Greensboro Coliseum
38	Sat, Mar 28, 1998	NCAA	N	Utah (7)	WAC	17.08	L	59	65		34	4	L 1	Alamodome