How Seed It Is!: There Could Only Be One #1 Left Standing After NCAA Final
April 3rd, 2017 - 20:57
North Carolina was involved in half of the first eight NCAA Tournament championship contests pitting #1 seeds against each other since the seeding process was introduced in 1979. The Tar Heels won all four national title tilts between top seeds.
| Year | NCAA Title Game Result Between #1 Regional Seeds |
|---|---|
| 1982 | East/North Carolina 63 (James Worthy scored team-high 28 points), West/Georgetown 62 (Patrick Ewing 23) |
| 1993 | East/North Carolina 77 (Donald Williams 25), West/Michigan 71 (Chris Webber 23) |
| 1999 | West/Connecticut 77 (Richard Hamilton 27), East/Duke 74 (Trajan Langdon 25) |
| 2005 | East/North Carolina 75 (Sean May 26), Midwest/Illinois 70 (Luther Head 21) |
| 2007 | Midwest/Florida 84 (Al Horford 18), South/Ohio State 75 (Greg Oden 25) |
| 2008 | Midwest/Kansas 75 (Darrell Arthur 20), South/Memphis 68 (Chris Douglas-Roberts 22) in OT |
| 2015 | South/Duke 68 (Tyus Jones 23), West/Wisconsin 63 (Frank Kaminsky 21) |
| 2017 | South/North Carolina 22 (Joel Berry II), West/Gonzaga 65 (Nigel Williams-Goss 15) |