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1985-86 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 28-6 (10-4, 3rd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dean Smith

PS/G: 86.6 (4th of 289)

PA/G: 69.0 (153rd of 289)

SRS: 26.13 (1st of 283)

SOS: 8.51 (34th of 283)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in West)
Won West First Round (84-72) versus #14 Utah
Won West Second Round (77-59) versus #6 UAB
Lost West Regional Semifinal (94-79) versus #2 Louisville

AP Poll Summary

1985-86 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	8

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	Sun, Nov 24, 1985	REG		UCLA	Pac-10	6.32	W	107	70		1	0	W 1	Carmichael Auditorium
2	Mon, Nov 25, 1985	REG		Iona	MAAC	-6.88	W	110	67		2	0	W 2	Carmichael Auditorium
3	Fri, Nov 29, 1985	REG	N	Missouri	Big 8	12.58	W	84	63		3	0	W 3	Sullivan Arena
4	Sat, Nov 30, 1985	REG	N	Purdue	Big Ten	15.77	W	73	62		4	0	W 4	Sullivan Arena
5	Sun, Dec 1, 1985	REG	N	Nevada-Las Vegas (16)	PCAA	14.79	W	65	60		5	0	W 5	Sullivan Arena
6	Sat, Dec 7, 1985	REG	N	Rutgers	A-10	-9.13	W	114	71		6	0	W 6
7	Sat, Dec 14, 1985	REG		Ohio	MAC	2.42	W	99	57		7	0	W 7	Carmichael Auditorium
8	Tue, Dec 17, 1985	REG	@	Jacksonville	Sun Belt	10.29	W	69	65		8	0	W 8	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
9	Fri, Dec 20, 1985	REG		Stanford	Pac-10	2.70	W	89	55		9	0	W 9	Carmichael Auditorium
10	Sun, Dec 22, 1985	REG	N	The Citadel	Southern	-10.44	W	104	51		10	0	W 10	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
11	Fri, Dec 27, 1985	REG	N	Manhattan	MAAC	-29.48	W	129	45		11	0	W 11	Knight Center
12	Sat, Dec 28, 1985	REG	N	Brown	Ivy	-7.98	W	115	63		12	0	W 12	Knight Center
13	Tue, Dec 31, 1985	REG		Florida State	Metro	2.85	W	109	64		13	0	W 13	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
14	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	REG		NC State	ACC	16.92	W	90	79		14	0	W 14	Carmichael Auditorium
15	Thu, Jan 9, 1986	REG	N	Fordham	MAAC	-4.88	W	92	68		15	0	W 15	Madison Square Garden (IV)
16	Sat, Jan 11, 1986	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	89	65		16	0	W 16	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
17	Tue, Jan 14, 1986	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	15.08	W	71	67		17	0	W 17	Cole Fieldhouse
18	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	REG		Duke (3)	ACC	22.10	W	95	92		18	0	W 18	Dean Smith Center
19	Sun, Jan 19, 1986	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	8.96	W	66	64		19	0	W 19	MECCA Arena
20	Sat, Jan 25, 1986	REG		Georgia Tech (4)	ACC	21.77	W	85	77		20	0	W 20	Dean Smith Center
21	Sun, Jan 26, 1986	REG		Notre Dame (16)	Ind	17.66	W	73	61		21	0	W 21	Dean Smith Center
22	Thu, Jan 30, 1986	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	14.84	L	73	86		21	1	L 1	University Hall
23	Sat, Feb 1, 1986	REG		Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	85	67		22	1	W 1	Dean Smith Center
24	Tue, Feb 4, 1986	REG	@	Georgia Tech (2)	ACC	21.77	W	78	77	OT	23	1	W 2	The Omni
25	Sat, Feb 8, 1986	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	1.41	W	91	62		24	1	W 3	Dean Smith Center
26	Wed, Feb 12, 1986	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	12.86	W	79	64		25	1	W 4	Littlejohn Coliseum
27	Thu, Feb 20, 1986	REG		Maryland	ACC	15.08	L	72	77	OT	25	2	L 1	Dean Smith Center
28	Sun, Feb 23, 1986	REG	@	NC State (20)	ACC	16.92	L	65	76		25	3	L 2	Reynolds Coliseum
29	Wed, Feb 26, 1986	REG		Virginia	ACC	14.84	W	85	79		26	3	W 1	Dean Smith Center
30	Sun, Mar 2, 1986	REG	@	Duke (1)	ACC	22.10	L	74	82		26	4	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 7, 1986	CTOURN		Maryland	ACC	15.08	L	75	85		26	5	L 2	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 13, 1986	NCAA	N	Utah	WAC	4.61	W	84	72		27	5	W 1	Dee Events Center
33	Sat, Mar 15, 1986	NCAA	N	UAB	Sun Belt	13.55	W	77	59		28	5	W 2	Dee Events Center
34	Thu, Mar 20, 1986	NCAA	N	Louisville (7)	Metro	20.65	L	79	94		28	6	L 1	The Summit