North Carolina Tar Heels

8-1 - 1st in ACC

2026 Schedule

Men's college basketball Power Rankings: The 4-team race for No. 1

Arizona, Duke, Michigan and Iowa State each have legitimate cases to top this week's edition. Which prevailed?

5 early lessons of men's basketball season: Real vs. pretend contenders, more

Michigan is better than expected. Kentucky is worse. And Duke headlines an ACC that looks as if it's "back."

Stuart Scott and SVP's highlight read of Austin Rivers' winning shot for Duke vs. UNC

Stuart Scott and Scott Van Pelt react to Austin Rivers' buzzer-beater for Duke against UNC in 2012.

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field

In knocking off former 1-seed Purdue, unbeaten Iowa State changed its trajectory and is now on the top line.

AP men's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown

The fifth in-season men's AP Top 25 poll for 2025-26 is out. Here's what's next for every team in the ranking.

Wilson, Veesar push No. 16 North Carolina past Georgetown, 81-61

— Caleb Wilson and Henry Veesar both collected double-doubles as No. 16 North Carolina pulled away from visiting Georgetown in the second half to win 81-61.

Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Michigan leaps to No. 1

The Wolverines had perhaps the best Feast Week to take them over Arizona and Purdue in a roller-coaster No. 1 race.

Men's ACC/SEC Challenge guide: The best games, from Duke, Arkansas, more

Day 1 was for the ACC, while Day 2 was for the SEC. How the Blue Devils, Razorbacks and others got key wins.

Ranking men's basketball Freshman of the Year contenders: Cameron Boozer pulls away

Duke's star freshman has established a tier of his own at this point in the seasonlong awards race.

ACC Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Duke	86.8	-	0	10
California	83.0	1	1	9
SMU	89.8	1	1	9
Virginia	87.1	1	1	9
Louisville	93.8	1.5	1	8
North Carolina	81.2	1.5	1	8
Miami	87.3	1.5	2	9
Virginia Tech	83.3	1.5	2	9
Stanford	81.9	2.5	2	7
Notre Dame	76.9	2.5	3	8
Clemson	83.0	3	3	7
NC State	88.8	3	3	7
Wake Forest	84.2	3	3	7
Syracuse	73.0	3.5	3	6
Georgia Tech	72.4	4	4	6
Florida State	85.3	5	5	5
Pittsburgh	71.8	5	5	5
Boston College	70.4	5.5	6	5