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North Carolina Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+10.4
D-I rank
#49
of 366
ACC rank
#7
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

North Carolina is 1-0 and ranked #49 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #7 in the ACC.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsWestern Caro.W 80-72
Pick: W 84-67 · 87% ✓
Nov 6vsWoffordProjected W 84-67 · 88%
Nov 10vsWyomingProjected W 77-70 · 73%
Nov 13vsGeorgiaPick posts game week
Nov 20vsMarshallPick posts game week
Nov 23vsMonmouthPick posts game week
Nov 27atWest VirginiaPick posts game week
Dec 1vsArkansasPick posts game week
Dec 6vsButlerPick posts game week
Dec 12atGeorgetownPick posts game week
Dec 15vsNC StatePick posts game week
Dec 19vsKentuckyPick posts game week
Dec 21vsThe CitadelPick posts game week
Dec 30vsCaliforniaPick posts game week
Jan 2atBoston CollegePick posts game week
Jan 5atLouisvillePick posts game week
Jan 9vsNC StatePick posts game week
Jan 13atFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Jan 16vsStanfordPick posts game week
Jan 19vsVirginiaPick posts game week
Jan 23atSyracusePick posts game week
Jan 26vsSMUPick posts game week
Jan 30atIllinoisPick posts game week
Feb 2atNotre DamePick posts game week
Feb 6vsGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Feb 8vsLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 13atDukePick posts game week
Feb 20atWake ForestPick posts game week
Feb 22vsMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Feb 27atVirginia TechPick posts game week
Mar 2atPittsburghPick posts game week
Mar 6vsDukePick posts game week

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ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

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