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2008-09 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 34-4 (13-3, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Roy Williams

PS/G: 89.8 (2nd of 344)

PA/G: 72.0 (285th of 344)

SRS: 25.45 (1st of 330)

SOS: 8.35 (18th of 330)

Preseason Odds: Championship +450

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in South)
Won South First Round (101-58) versus #16 Radford
Won South Second Round (84-70) versus #8 Louisiana State
Won South Regional Semifinal (98-77) versus #4 Gonzaga
Won South Regional Final (72-60) versus #2 Oklahoma
Won National Semifinal (83-69) versus #3 Villanova
Won National Final (89-72) versus #2 Michigan State

NCAA Champion
ACC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

2008-09 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	3/9	Final
UNC	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	2	1	2

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 2008	REG		Pennsylvania	Ivy	-7.78	W	86	71		1	0	W 1	Dean Smith Center
2	Tue, Nov 18, 2008	REG		Kentucky	SEC	12.69	W	77	58		2	0	W 2	Dean Smith Center
3	Fri, Nov 21, 2008	REG	@	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	-1.74	W	84	67		3	0	W 3	The Thunderdome
4	Mon, Nov 24, 2008	REG	N	Chaminade			W	115	70		4	0	W 4	Lahaina Civic Center
5	Tue, Nov 25, 2008	REG	N	Oregon	Pac-10	1.51	W	98	69		5	0	W 5	Lahaina Civic Center
6	Wed, Nov 26, 2008	REG	N	Notre Dame (8)	Big East	12.26	W	102	87		6	0	W 6	Lahaina Civic Center
7	Sun, Nov 30, 2008	REG		UNC Asheville	Big South	-11.34	W	116	48		7	0	W 7	Dean Smith Center
8	Wed, Dec 3, 2008	REG	N	Michigan State (13)	Big Ten	17.71	W	98	63		8	0	W 8	Ford Field
9	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	REG		Oral Roberts	Summit	3.68	W	100	84		9	0	W 9	Dean Smith Center
10	Thu, Dec 18, 2008	REG		Evansville	MVC	1.87	W	91	73		10	0	W 10	Dean Smith Center
11	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	REG	N	Valparaiso	Horizon	-4.43	W	85	63		11	0	W 11	United Center
12	Sun, Dec 28, 2008	REG		Rutgers	Big East	1.07	W	97	75		12	0	W 12	Dean Smith Center
13	Wed, Dec 31, 2008	REG	@	Nevada	WAC	4.28	W	84	61		13	0	W 13	Lawlor Events Center
14	Sun, Jan 4, 2009	REG		Boston College	ACC	10.36	L	78	85		13	1	L 1	Dean Smith Center
15	Wed, Jan 7, 2009	REG		College of Charleston	Southern	-1.33	W	108	70		14	1	W 1	Dean Smith Center
16	Sun, Jan 11, 2009	REG	@	Wake Forest (4)	ACC	15.63	L	89	92		14	2	L 1	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
17	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	5.87	W	83	61		15	2	W 1	John Paul Jones Arena
18	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	REG		Miami (FL)	ACC	11.76	W	82	65		16	2	W 2	Dean Smith Center
19	Wed, Jan 21, 2009	REG		Clemson (10)	ACC	15.56	W	94	70		17	2	W 3	Dean Smith Center
20	Wed, Jan 28, 2009	REG	@	Florida State	ACC	11.37	W	80	77		18	2	W 4	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
21	Sat, Jan 31, 2009	REG	@	NC State	ACC	8.38	W	93	76		19	2	W 5	RBC Center
22	Tue, Feb 3, 2009	REG		Maryland	ACC	11.10	W	108	91		20	2	W 6	Dean Smith Center
23	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG		Virginia	ACC	5.87	W	76	61		21	2	W 7	Dean Smith Center
24	Wed, Feb 11, 2009	REG	@	Duke (6)	ACC	20.10	W	101	87		22	2	W 8	Cameron Indoor Stadium
25	Sun, Feb 15, 2009	REG	@	Miami (FL)	ACC	11.76	W	69	65		23	2	W 9	BankUnited Center
26	Wed, Feb 18, 2009	REG		NC State	ACC	8.38	W	89	80		24	2	W 10	Dean Smith Center
27	Sat, Feb 21, 2009	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	11.10	L	85	88	OT	24	3	L 1	Comcast Center
28	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	REG		Georgia Tech	ACC	5.56	W	104	74		25	3	W 1	Dean Smith Center
29	Wed, Mar 4, 2009	REG	@	Virginia Tech	ACC	8.79	W	86	78		26	3	W 2	Cassell Coliseum
30	Sun, Mar 8, 2009	REG		Duke (7)	ACC	20.10	W	79	71		27	3	W 3	Dean Smith Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 13, 2009	CTOURN	N	Virginia Tech	ACC	8.79	W	79	76		28	3	W 4	Georgia Dome
32	Sat, Mar 14, 2009	CTOURN	N	Florida State (22)	ACC	11.37	L	70	73		28	4	L 1	Georgia Dome
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Thu, Mar 19, 2009	NCAA	N	Radford	Big South	-4.55	W	101	58		29	4	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
34	Sat, Mar 21, 2009	NCAA	N	Louisiana State (21)	SEC	11.87	W	84	70		30	4	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
35	Fri, Mar 27, 2009	NCAA	N	Gonzaga (10)	WCC	17.95	W	98	77		31	4	W 3	FedExForum
36	Sun, Mar 29, 2009	NCAA	N	Oklahoma (7)	Big 12	18.07	W	72	60		32	4	W 4	FedExForum
37	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	NCAA	N	Villanova (11)	Big East	17.45	W	83	69		33	4	W 5	Ford Field
38	Mon, Apr 6, 2009	NCAA	N	Michigan State (8)	Big Ten	17.71	W	89	72		34	4	W 6	Ford Field