North Carolina 2016–17
Coach: Roy Williams (33-7)
Atlantic Coast Conference
33-7
overall
26-6
regular season
14-4
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (40)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-11-11 | #6 North Carolina | Tulane | AAC | Neutral | W | 95–75 | Regular | Smoothie King Center |
| 2 | 2016-11-13 | #6 North Carolina | Chattanooga | SoCon | Home | W | 97–57 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 3 | 2016-11-15 | #5 North Carolina | Long Beach State | Big West | Home | W | 93–67 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 4 | 2016-11-18 | #5 North Carolina | Hawaii | Big West | Away | W | 83–68 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 5 | 2016-11-21 | #4 North Carolina | Chaminade | - | Neutral | W | 104–61 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 6 | 2016-11-22 | #4 North Carolina | Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | W | 107–75 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 7 | 2016-11-23 | #4 North Carolina | #16 Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | W | 71–56 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 8 | 2016-11-30 | #3 North Carolina | #13 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 67–76 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 9 | 2016-12-04 | #3 North Carolina | Radford | Big South | Home | W | 95–50 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 10 | 2016-12-07 | #7 North Carolina | Davidson | A10 | Home | W | 83–74 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 11 | 2016-12-11 | #7 North Carolina | Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 73–71 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 12 | 2016-12-17 | #7 North Carolina | #6 Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | L | 100–103 | Regular | T-Mobile Arena |
| 13 | 2016-12-21 | #8 North Carolina | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 85–42 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 14 | 2016-12-28 | #9 North Carolina | Monmouth | MAAC | Home | W | 102–74 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 15 | 2016-12-31 | #9 North Carolina | Georgia Tech | ACC | Away | L | 63–75 | Regular | McCamish Pavilion |
| 16 | 2017-01-03 | #14 North Carolina | Clemson | ACC | Away | W | 89–86 OT | Regular | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| 17 | 2017-01-08 | #14 North Carolina | NC State | ACC | Home | W | 107–56 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 18 | 2017-01-11 | #11 North Carolina | Wake Forest | ACC | Away | W | 93–87 | Regular | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 19 | 2017-01-14 | #11 North Carolina | #9 Florida State | ACC | Home | W | 96–83 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 20 | 2017-01-16 | #9 North Carolina | Syracuse | ACC | Home | W | 85–68 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 21 | 2017-01-21 | #9 North Carolina | Boston College | ACC | Away | W | 90–82 | Regular | Conte Forum |
| 22 | 2017-01-26 | #9 North Carolina | Virginia Tech | ACC | Home | W | 91–72 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 23 | 2017-01-28 | #9 North Carolina | Miami (FL) | ACC | Away | L | 62–77 | Regular | Watsco Center |
| 24 | 2017-01-31 | #12 North Carolina | Pittsburgh | ACC | Home | W | 80–78 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 25 | 2017-02-05 | #12 North Carolina | #20 Notre Dame | ACC | Home | W | 83–76 | Regular | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 26 | 2017-02-09 | #8 North Carolina | #18 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 78–86 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 27 | 2017-02-15 | #10 North Carolina | NC State | ACC | Away | W | 97–73 | Regular | Lenovo Center |
| 28 | 2017-02-18 | #10 North Carolina | #14 Virginia | ACC | Home | W | 65–41 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 29 | 2017-02-22 | #8 North Carolina | #7 Louisville | ACC | Home | W | 74–63 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 30 | 2017-02-25 | #8 North Carolina | Pittsburgh | ACC | Away | W | 85–67 | Regular | Petersen Events Center |
| 31 | 2017-02-27 | #5 North Carolina | #23 Virginia | ACC | Away | L | 43–53 | Regular | John Paul Jones Arena |
| 32 | 2017-03-04 | #5 North Carolina | #17 Duke | ACC | Home | W | 90–83 | Regular | Dean Smith Center |
| 33 | 2017-03-09 | #6 North Carolina | Miami (FL) | ACC | Neutral | W | 78–53 | Conf. Tourn. | Barclays Center |
| 34 | 2017-03-10 | #6 North Carolina | #14 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 83–93 | Conf. Tourn. | Barclays Center |
| 35 | 2017-03-17 | #6 North Carolina | Texas Southern | SWAC | Neutral | W | 103–64 | NCAA | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 36 | 2017-03-19 | #6 North Carolina | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 72–65 | NCAA | Bon Secours Wellness Arena |
| 37 | 2017-03-24 | #6 North Carolina | #21 Butler | Big East | Neutral | W | 92–80 | NCAA | FedExForum |
| 38 | 2017-03-26 | #6 North Carolina | #5 Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | W | 75–73 | NCAA | FedExForum |
| 39 | 2017-04-01 | #6 North Carolina | #9 Oregon | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 77–76 | NCAA | State Farm Stadium |
| 40 | 2017-04-03 | #6 North Carolina | #2 Gonzaga | WCC | Neutral | W | 71–65 | NCAA | State Farm Stadium |