North Carolina’s Tournament Appearances

Thursday, March 26, 1998 | 8:15 a.m.

North Carolina (76-31)

Bill Lange

1941 - lost to Pittsburgh 26-20; lost to Dartmouth 60-59.

Ben Carnevale

1946 - beat New York University 57-49; beat Ohio State 60-57, OT; lost to Oklahoma A&M 43-40. NCAA runnerup.

Frank McGuire

1957 - beat Yale 90-74; beat Canisius 87-75; beat Syracuse 67-58; beat Michigan State 74-70, 3OT; beat Kansas 54-53, 3OT. NCAA champion.

1959 - lost to Navy 76-73.

Dean Smith

1967 - beat Princeton 78-70, OT; beat Boston College 96-80; lost to Dayton 76-62; lost to Houston 84-62. Final Four.

1968 - beat St. Bonaventure 91-72; beat Davidson 70-66; beat Ohio State 80-66; lost to UCLA 78-55. NCAA runnerup.

1969 - beat Duquesne 79-78; beat Davidson 87-85; lost to Purdue 92-65; lost to Drake 104-84. Final Four.

1972 - beat South Carolina 92-69; beat Pennsylvania 73-59; lost to Florida State 79-75; beat Louisville 105-91. Final Four.

1975 - beat New Mexico State 93-69; lost to Syracuse 78-76; beat Boston College 110-90.

1976 - lost to Alabama 79-64.

1977 - beat Purdue 69-66; beat Notre Dame 79-77; beat Kentucky 79-72; beat UNLV 84-83; lost to Marquette 67-59. NCAA runnerup.

1978 - lost to San Francisco 68-64.

1979 - lost to Pennsylvania 72-71.

1980 - lost to Texas A&M 78-61, 2OT.

1981 - beat Pittsburgh 74-57; beat Utah 61-56; beat Kansas State 82-68; beat Virginia 78-65; lost to Indiana 63-50. NCAA runnerup.

1982 - beat James Madison 52-50; beat Alabama 74-69; beat Villanova 70-60; beat Houston 68-63; beat Georgetown 63-62. NCAA champion.

1983 - beat James Madison 68-49; beat Ohio State 64-51; lost to Georgia 82-77.

1984 - beat Temple 77-66; lost to Indiana 72-68.

1985 - beat Middle Tennessee State 76-57; beat Notre Dame 60-58; beat Auburn 62-56; lost to Villanova 56-44.

1986 - beat Utah 84-72; beat Alabama-Birmingham 77-59; lost to Louisville 94-79.

1987 - beat Pennsylvania 113-82; beat Michigan 109-97; beat Notre Dame 74-68; lost to Syracuse 79-75.

1988 - beat North Texas State 83-65; beat Loyola Marymount 123-97; beat Michigan 78-69; lost to Arizona 70-52.

1989 - beat Southern University 93-79; beat UCLA 88-81; lost to Michigan 92-87.

1990 - beat Southwest Missouri State 83-70; beat Oklahoma 79-77; lost to Arkansas 96-73.

1991 - beat Northeastern 101-66; beat Villanova 84-69; beat Eastern Michigan 93-67; beat Temple 75-72; lost to Kansas 79-73. Final Four.

1992 - beat Miami, Ohio 68-63; beat Alabama 64-55; lost to Ohio State 80-73.

1993 - beat East Carolina 85-65; beat Rhode Island 112-67; beat Arkansas 80-74; beat Cincinnati 75-68, OT; beat Kansas 78-68; beat Michigan 77-71. NCAA champion.

1994 - beat Liberty 71-51; lost to Boston College 75-72.

1995 - beat Murray State 80-70; beat Iowa State 73-51; beat Georgetown 74-64; beat Kentucky 74-61; lost to Arkansas 75-68. Final Four.

1996 - beat New Orleans 83-62; lost to Texas Tech 92-73.

1997 - beat Fairfield 82-74; beat Colorado 73-56; beat California 63-57; beat Louisville 97-74; lost to Arizona 66-58. Final Four.

Bill Guthridge

1998 - beat Navy 88-52; beat North Carolina Charlotte 93-83, OT; beat Michigan State 73-58; beat Connecticut 75-64.

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