The 6 Best UNC Basketball Teams To Not Win A National Championship: Part 1

Posted Jun 9, 2025
UNC Basketball has won the NCAA Tournament six times in its fabled history, but it was close to winning several more. In fact, some of the best teams in program history didn’t even reach the title game or the Final Four. So, here we present a six-part series noting the six best UNC basketball teams NOT to win a national championship. Today, the 1977 Tar Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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