1986-87 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

Record: 161-88, .647 W-L% (1st of 33) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 13.11 (1st of 33) ▪ SOS: 7.02 (3rd of 33)

Regular Season Champion: North Carolina
Tournament Champion: North Carolina State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Georgia Tech, North Carolina and North Carolina State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Clemson, Duke and North Carolina)

Standings

		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	North Carolina* R	14	0	1.000	32	4	.889	90.5	74.7	24.5	8.7
2	Clemson*	10	4	.714	25	6	.806	84.9	72.0	16.5	3.6
3	Duke*	9	5	.643	24	9	.727	76.9	67.2	16.9	7.2
4	Virginia*	8	6	.571	21	10	.677	74.2	68.4	13.6	7.8
5	Georgia Tech*	7	7	.500	16	13	.552	70.7	68.5	11.2	9.0
6	North Carolina State* T	6	8	.429	20	14	.588	78.0	75.1	11.0	8.1	*Overall W-L adjusted to 20-13
7	Wake Forest	2	12	.143	14	15	.483	68.9	68.1	6.5	5.7
8	Maryland	0	14	.000	9	17	.346	71.7	73.3	4.6	6.1

School	Pre	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
North Carolina	1	1	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
Clemson							20	12	10	14	12	12	10	13	13	13
Duke						20	17	14	12	13	16	15	17	17	14	17
Georgia Tech	6	15	16	16	19	18
North Carolina State	17	18	15	12	11	19	18	17	20

First Round
Clemson lost (65-60) versus Missouri State (Southeast Regional)
Duke won (58-51) versus Texas A&M (Midwest Regional)
Georgia Tech lost (85-79) versus Louisiana State (Midwest Regional)
North Carolina won (113-82) versus Pennsylvania (East Regional)
North Carolina State lost (82-70) versus Florida (East Regional)
Virginia lost (64-60) versus Wyoming (West Regional)

Second Round
Duke won (65-60) versus Xavier (Midwest Regional)
North Carolina won (109-97) versus Michigan (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Duke lost (88-82) versus Indiana (Midwest Regional)
North Carolina won (74-68) versus Notre Dame (East Regional)

Regional Final
North Carolina lost (79-75) versus Syracuse (East Regional)