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1978-79 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-6 (9-3, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 76.5 (100th of 262)

PA/G: 65.4 (30th of 262)

SRS: 18.54 (3rd of 256)

SOS: 7.51 (15th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in East)
Lost East Second Round (72-71) versus #9 Pennsylvania

ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
UNC	16	14	14	13	6	5	3	3	2	2	4	6	4	4	7	3	9

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.11	W	97	67		1	0	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
2	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	73	55		2	0	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
3	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	N	Duke (1)	ACC	15.35	L	68	78		2	1	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
4	Mon, Dec 4, 1978	REG		Detroit Mercy	Ind	7.69	W	93	76		3	1	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
5	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		Jacksonville	Sun Belt	-0.13	W	85	56		4	1	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
6	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG		Michigan State (3)	Big Ten	22.53	W	70	69		5	1	W 3	Carmichael Auditorium
7	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	3.39	W	62	59		6	1	W 4	Riverfront Coliseum
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG	N	Dartmouth	Ivy	-5.43	W	86	67		7	1	W 5	Blue Cross Arena
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	N	Niagara	Ind	-9.09	W	121	69		8	1	W 6	Blue Cross Arena
10	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG		Clemson	ACC	10.51	W	90	68		9	1	W 7	Greensboro Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Virginia	ACC	11.49	W	86	74	2OT	10	1	W 8	Carmichael Auditorium
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	L	56	59		10	2	L 1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Duke (7)	ACC	15.35	W	74	68		11	2	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
14	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	REG		Arkansas (10)	SWC	13.63	W	63	57		12	2	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
15	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	REG	@	NC State (14)	ACC	15.83	W	70	69		13	2	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Maryland (19)	ACC	10.73	W	54	53		14	2	W 4	Cole Fieldhouse
17	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	76	69		15	2	W 5	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
18	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	10.51	L	61	66		15	3	L 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
19	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	REG	N	Furman	Southern	5.05	L	70	83		15	4	L 2	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
20	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG	N	Virginia Tech	Metro	5.87	W	92	80	OT	16	4	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
21	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	REG		Maryland	ACC	10.73	W	76	67		17	4	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
22	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG		Providence	Ind	-9.24	W	89	55		18	4	W 3	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
23	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	REG		William & Mary	Ind	-7.91	W	85	60		19	4	W 4	Carmichael Auditorium
24	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	11.49	W	66	57		20	4	W 5	University Hall
25	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	REG		NC State	ACC	15.83	W	71	56		21	4	W 6	Carmichael Auditorium
26	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG	@	Duke (6)	ACC	15.35	L	40	47		21	5	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN	N	Maryland	ACC	10.73	W	102	79		22	5	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	CTOURN	N	Duke (5)	ACC	15.35	W	71	63		23	5	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	NCAA	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.74	L	71	72		23	6	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum