The North Carolina Tar Heels compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 2419–884 (.732 winning percentage) across 116 recorded seasons dating back to 1910-11. The program has won 6 NCAA national championships (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017) and reached 21 Final Fours.
1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24-8 | 12-6 (ACC) | Hubert Davis | AP #11 |
| 2024-25 | 23-14 | 13-7 (ACC) | Hubert Davis | AP #9 |
| 2023-24 | 29-8 | 17-3 (ACC) | Hubert Davis | AP #3 |
| 2022-23 | 20-13 | 11-9 (ACC) | Hubert Davis | AP #1 |
| 2021-22 | 29-10 | 15-5 (ACC) | Hubert Davis | AP #18 |
| 2020-21 | 18-11 | 10-6 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #14 |
| 2019-20 | 14-19 | 6-14 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #5 |
| 2018-19 | 29-7 | 16-2 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #3 |
| 2017-18 | 26-11 | 11-7 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #5 |
| 2016-17 | 33-7 | 14-4 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #3 |
| 2015-16 | 33-7 | 14-4 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2014-15 | 26-12 | 11-7 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #5 |
| 2013-14 | 24-10 | 13-5 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #12 |
| 2012-13 | 25-11 | 12-6 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #9 |
| 2011-12 | 32-6 | 14-2 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2010-11 | 29-8 | 14-2 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #6 |
| 2009-10 | 20-17 | 5-11 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #6 |
| 2008-09 | 34-4 | 13-3 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2007-08 | 36-3 | 14-2 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2006-07 | 31-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #1 |
| 2005-06 | 23-8 | 12-4 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #10 |
| 2004-05 | 33-4 | 14-2 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #2 |
| 2003-04 | 19-11 | 8-8 (ACC) | Roy Williams | AP #4 |
| 2002-03 | 19-16 | 6-10 (ACC) | Matt Doherty | AP #12 |
| 2001-02 | 8-20 | 4-12 (ACC) | Matt Doherty | AP #19 |
| 2000-01 | 26-7 | 13-3 (ACC) | Matt Doherty | AP #1 |
| 1999-00 | 22-14 | 9-7 (ACC) | Bill Guthridge | AP #2 |
| 1998-99 | 24-10 | 10-6 (ACC) | Bill Guthridge | AP #3 |
| 1997-98 | 34-4 | 13-3 (ACC) | Bill Guthridge | AP #1 |
| 1996-97 | 28-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #4 |
| 1995-96 | 21-11 | 10-6 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #8 |
| 1994-95 | 28-6 | 12-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1993-94 | 28-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1992-93 | 34-4 | 14-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1991-92 | 23-10 | 9-7 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #4 |
| 1990-91 | 29-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #4 |
| 1989-90 | 21-13 | 8-6 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #7 |
| 1988-89 | 29-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #3 |
| 1987-88 | 27-7 | 11-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1986-87 | 32-4 | 14-0 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1985-86 | 28-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1984-85 | 27-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #5 |
| 1983-84 | 28-3 | 14-0 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1982-83 | 28-8 | 12-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1981-82 | 32-2 | 12-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1980-81 | 29-8 | 10-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #6 |
| 1979-80 | 21-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #6 |
| 1978-79 | 23-6 | 9-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #2 |
| 1977-78 | 23-8 | 9-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #1 |
| 1976-77 | 28-5 | 9-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #3 |
| 1975-76 | 25-4 | 11-1 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #3 |
| 1974-75 | 23-8 | 8-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #6 |
| 1973-74 | 22-6 | 9-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #4 |
| 1972-73 | 25-8 | 8-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #3 |
| 1971-72 | 26-5 | 9-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #2 |
| 1970-71 | 26-6 | 11-3 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #8 |
| 1969-70 | 18-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #4 |
| 1968-69 | 27-5 | 12-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #2 |
| 1967-68 | 28-4 | 12-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #3 |
| 1966-67 | 26-6 | 12-2 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #2 |
| 1965-66 | 16-11 | 8-6 (ACC) | Dean Smith | |
| 1964-65 | 15-9 | 10-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #13 |
| 1963-64 | 12-12 | 6-8 (ACC) | Dean Smith | |
| 1962-63 | 15-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Dean Smith | AP #10 |
| 1961-62 | 8-9 | 7-7 (ACC) | Dean Smith | |
| 1960-61 | 19-4 | 12-2 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #4 |
| 1959-60 | 18-6 | 12-2 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #12 |
| 1958-59 | 20-5 | 12-2 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #1 |
| 1957-58 | 19-7 | 10-4 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #1 |
| 1956-57 | 32-0 | 14-0 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #1 |
| 1955-56 | 18-5 | 11-3 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #4 |
| 1954-55 | 10-11 | 8-6 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | |
| 1953-54 | 11-10 | 5-6 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | |
| 1952-53 | 17-10 | 15-6 (Southern) | Frank McGuire | AP #12 |
| 1951-52 | 12-15 | 8-11 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1950-51 | 12-15 | 9-8 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1949-50 | 17-12 | 13-6 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1948-49 | 20-8 | 13-5 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1947-48 | 20-7 | 11-4 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1946-47 | 19-8 | 10-2 (Southern) | Tom Scott | |
| 1945-46 | 30-5 | 13-1 (Southern) | Ben Carnevale | |
| 1944-45 | 22-6 | 11-3 (Southern) | Ben Carnevale | |
| 1943-44 | 17-10 | 9-1 (Southern) | Bill Lange | |
| 1942-43 | 12-10 | 8-9 (Southern) | Bill Lange | |
| 1941-42 | 14-9 | 9-5 (Southern) | Bill Lange | |
| 1940-41 | 19-9 | 14-1 (Southern) | Bill Lange | |
| 1939-40 | 23-3 | 11-2 (Southern) | Bill Lange | |
| 1938-39 | 10-11 | 8-7 (Southern) | Walter Skidmore | |
| 1937-38 | 16-5 | 13-3 (Southern) | Walter Skidmore | |
| 1936-37 | 18-5 | 14-3 (Southern) | Walter Skidmore | |
| 1935-36 | 21-4 | 13-3 (Southern) | Walter Skidmore | |
| 1934-35 | 23-2 | 12-1 (Southern) | Bo Shepard | |
| 1933-34 | 18-4 | 12-2 (Southern) | Bo Shepard | |
| 1932-33 | 12-5 | 5-3 (Southern) | Bo Shepard | |
| 1931-32 | 16-5 | 6-3 (Southern) | Bo Shepard | |
| 1930-31 | 15-9 | 6-6 (Southern) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1929-30 | 14-11 | 4-7 (Southern) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1928-29 | 17-8 | 12-2 (Southern) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1927-28 | 17-2 | 8-1 (Southern) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1926-27 | 17-7 | 7-3 (Southern) | Jimmy Ashmore | |
| 1925-26 | 20-5 | 6-2 (Southern) | Harlan Sanborn | |
| 1924-25 | 20-5 | 6-2 (Southern) | Monk McDonald | |
| 1923-24 | 26-0 | 7-0 (Southern) | Norman Shepard | |
| 1922-23 | 15-1 | 5-0 (Southern) | Fred Boye | |
| 1921-22 | 15-6 | 3-3 (Southern) | Fred Boye | |
| 1920-21 | 12-8 | Ind | Fred Boye | |
| 1919-20 | 8-9 | Ind | Fred Boye | |
| 1918-19 | 9-7 | Ind | Howell Peacock | |
| 1917-18 | 9-3 | Ind | Howell Peacock | |
| 1916-17 | 5-4 | Ind | Howell Peacock | |
| 1915-16 | 12-6 | Ind | Chick Doak | |
| 1914-15 | 6-10 | Ind | Chick Doak | |
| 1913-14 | 10-8 | Ind | Nat Cartmell | |
| 1912-13 | 4-7 | Ind | Nat Cartmell | |
| 1911-12 | 4-5 | Ind | Nat Cartmell | |
| 1910-11 | 7-4 | Ind | Nat Cartmell |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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