UNC Basketball jumps in latest NCAA NET rankings after Saturday’s win

Posted Feb 22, 2021
Saturday's win against Louisville bumped the Tar Heels up from No. 53 to No. 33 in the NCAA NET rankings, providing a boost for UNC’s NCAA Tournament hopes. It also bumped UNC to No. 4 in the ACC, helping with their conference tournament seeding. The win also gave UNC their first Quad 1 win of the season, another metric to keep an eye on. (Keeping It Heel)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Art’s Angle: Course Correction
The Tar Heels have way more talent than tenacity. In defining tenacious, Merriam-Webster uses such words and phrases as stubborn, relentless, enduring, cohesive, holding together...
Sun Jan 11, 2026

Hubert Davis on UNC's Defense: 'Not Even Close to Where it Needs to Be'
North Carolina beat Wake Forest on Saturday at the Smith Center, 87-84, in a game that seemed headed for a blowout but came down to...
Sun Jan 11, 2026

Jaydon Young Was Ready, And The Tar Heels Needed Every Bit of It
Despite making three 3-pointers and providing an invaluable boost to the Tar Heels' offense against the Demon Deacons, Hubert Davis believes Jaydon Young's biggest impact...
Sun Jan 11, 2026

North Carolina vs. Wake Forest Postgame Notes
It was North Carolina's 500th win in the Smith Center. UNC is 500-90 in 41 seasons in the Smith Center, including 259-71 against ACC opponents...
Sun Jan 11, 2026