Ranking Roy Williams' North Carolina Teams

Posted Jul 4, 2019
Roy Williams has been back in Chapel Hill for 16 years, so here are all of his Tar Heel basketball teams ranked 1-16: No. 1 – 2009 (34-4, 13-3 ACC, National Champions) UNC bought in defensively and cruised to the national title, becoming the first team to win every tournament game by double digits and annihilating Michigan State in the final. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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