Roy Williams — NCAA Tournament Record
at North Carolina
45–13
77.6%
win rate
+9.0
avg margin
58
games
Games (58)
| # | Date | Season | School | Seed | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Round | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-03-18 | 2003–04 | #6 seed North Carolina | #6 | #11 seed Air Force | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 63–52 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Ball Arena |
| 2 | 2004-03-20 | 2003–04 | #6 seed North Carolina | #6 | #3 seed Texas | B12 | Neutral | L | 75–78 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Ball Arena |
| 3 | 2005-03-18 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Oakland | Mid-Continent | Neutral | W | 96–68 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 4 | 2005-03-20 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #9 seed Iowa State | B12 | Neutral | W | 92–65 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 5 | 2005-03-25 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #5 seed Villanova | Big East | Neutral | W | 67–66 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Carrier Dome |
| 6 | 2005-03-27 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #6 seed Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 88–82 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Carrier Dome |
| 7 | 2005-04-02 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #5 seed Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 87–71 | NCAA | Final Four | The Dome at America's Center |
| 8 | 2005-04-04 | 2004–05 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #1 seed Illinois | B10 | Neutral | W | 75–70 | NCAA | Championship | The Dome at America's Center |
| 9 | 2006-03-17 | 2005–06 | #3 seed North Carolina | #3 | #14 seed Murray State | OVC | Neutral | W | 69–65 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | University of Dayton Arena |
| 10 | 2006-03-19 | 2005–06 | #3 seed North Carolina | #3 | #11 seed George Mason | Colonial | Neutral | L | 60–65 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | University of Dayton Arena |
| 11 | 2007-03-15 | 2006–07 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Eastern Kentucky | OVC | Neutral | W | 86–65 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 12 | 2007-03-17 | 2006–07 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #9 seed Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 81–67 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 | 2007-03-23 | 2006–07 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #5 seed Southern California | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 74–64 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Meadowlands Arena |
| 14 | 2007-03-25 | 2006–07 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Georgetown | Big East | Neutral | L | 84–96 OT | NCAA | Elite 8 | Meadowlands Arena |
| 15 | 2008-03-21 | 2007–08 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Mount St. Mary's | NEC | Neutral | W | 113–74 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Lenovo Center |
| 16 | 2008-03-23 | 2007–08 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #9 seed Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 108–77 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Lenovo Center |
| 17 | 2008-03-27 | 2007–08 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #4 seed Washington State | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 68–47 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Spectrum Center |
| 18 | 2008-03-29 | 2007–08 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #3 seed Louisville | Big East | Neutral | W | 83–73 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Spectrum Center |
| 19 | 2008-04-05 | 2007–08 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #1 seed Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 66–84 | NCAA | Final Four | Alamodome |
| 20 | 2009-03-19 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Radford | Big South | Neutral | W | 101–58 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 21 | 2009-03-21 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #8 seed Louisiana State | SEC | Neutral | W | 84–70 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 22 | 2009-03-27 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #4 seed Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 98–77 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | FedExForum |
| 23 | 2009-03-29 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | W | 72–60 | NCAA | Elite 8 | FedExForum |
| 24 | 2009-04-04 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #3 seed Villanova | Big East | Neutral | W | 83–69 | NCAA | Final Four | Ford Field |
| 25 | 2009-04-06 | 2008–09 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 89–72 | NCAA | Championship | Ford Field |
| 26 | 2011-03-18 | 2010–11 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #15 seed Long Island University | NEC | Neutral | W | 102–87 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Spectrum Center |
| 27 | 2011-03-20 | 2010–11 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #7 seed Washington | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 86–83 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Spectrum Center |
| 28 | 2011-03-25 | 2010–11 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #11 seed Marquette | Big East | Neutral | W | 81–63 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Prudential Center |
| 29 | 2011-03-27 | 2010–11 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #4 seed Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | L | 69–76 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Prudential Center |
| 30 | 2012-03-16 | 2011–12 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Vermont | Am. East | Neutral | W | 77–58 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 31 | 2012-03-18 | 2011–12 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #8 seed Creighton | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 87–73 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 32 | 2012-03-23 | 2011–12 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #13 seed Ohio | MAC | Neutral | W | 73–65 OT | NCAA | Sweet 16 | The Dome at America's Center |
| 33 | 2012-03-25 | 2011–12 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 67–80 | NCAA | Elite 8 | The Dome at America's Center |
| 34 | 2013-03-22 | 2012–13 | #8 seed North Carolina | #8 | #9 seed Villanova | Big East | Neutral | W | 78–71 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | T-Mobile Center |
| 35 | 2013-03-24 | 2012–13 | #8 seed North Carolina | #8 | #1 seed Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 58–70 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | T-Mobile Center |
| 36 | 2014-03-21 | 2013–14 | #6 seed North Carolina | #6 | #11 seed Providence | Big East | Neutral | W | 79–77 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Frost Bank Center |
| 37 | 2014-03-23 | 2013–14 | #6 seed North Carolina | #6 | #3 seed Iowa State | B12 | Neutral | L | 83–85 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Frost Bank Center |
| 38 | 2015-03-19 | 2014–15 | #4 seed North Carolina | #4 | #13 seed Harvard | Ivy | Neutral | W | 67–65 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 39 | 2015-03-21 | 2014–15 | #4 seed North Carolina | #4 | #5 seed Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 87–78 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 40 | 2015-03-26 | 2014–15 | #4 seed North Carolina | #4 | #1 seed Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | L | 72–79 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Crypto.com Arena |
| 41 | 2016-03-17 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | Neutral | W | 83–67 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Lenovo Center |
| 42 | 2016-03-19 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #9 seed Providence | Big East | Neutral | W | 85–66 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Lenovo Center |
| 43 | 2016-03-25 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #5 seed Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 101–86 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 44 | 2016-03-27 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #6 seed Notre Dame | ACC | Neutral | W | 88–74 | NCAA | Elite 8 | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 45 | 2016-04-02 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #10 seed Syracuse | ACC | Neutral | W | 83–66 | NCAA | Final Four | NRG Stadium |
| 46 | 2016-04-04 | 2015–16 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Villanova | Big East | Neutral | L | 74–77 | NCAA | Championship | NRG Stadium |
| 47 | 2017-03-17 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Texas Southern | SWAC | Neutral | W | 103–64 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 48 | 2017-03-19 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #8 seed Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 72–65 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 49 | 2017-03-24 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #4 seed Butler | Big East | Neutral | W | 92–80 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | FedExForum |
| 50 | 2017-03-26 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #2 seed Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | W | 75–73 | NCAA | Elite 8 | FedExForum |
| 51 | 2017-04-01 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #3 seed Oregon | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 77–76 | NCAA | Final Four | State Farm Stadium |
| 52 | 2017-04-03 | 2016–17 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #1 seed Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 71–65 | NCAA | Championship | State Farm Stadium |
| 53 | 2018-03-16 | 2017–18 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #15 seed Lipscomb | ASUN | Neutral | W | 84–66 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Spectrum Center |
| 54 | 2018-03-18 | 2017–18 | #2 seed North Carolina | #2 | #7 seed Texas A&M | SEC | Neutral | L | 65–86 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Spectrum Center |
| 55 | 2019-03-22 | 2018–19 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #16 seed Iona | MAAC | Neutral | W | 88–73 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Nationwide Arena |
| 56 | 2019-03-24 | 2018–19 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #9 seed Washington | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 81–59 | NCAA | Rd of 32 | Nationwide Arena |
| 57 | 2019-03-29 | 2018–19 | #1 seed North Carolina | #1 | #5 seed Auburn | SEC | Neutral | L | 80–97 | NCAA | Sweet 16 | T-Mobile Center |
| 58 | 2021-03-19 | 2020–21 | #8 seed North Carolina | #8 | #9 seed Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | L | 62–85 | NCAA | Rd of 64 | Mackey Arena |