Tobacco Road is a term used in

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, mainly

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, for the four rival universities of

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that play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The term refers to the area's history as a major tobacco producer. The Tobacco Road teams represent the following universities: *

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel ...

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) *

Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Associatio ...

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Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

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) * NC State Wolfpack (

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...

) *

Wake Forest Demon Deacons The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a mem ...

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Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

) North Carolina, Duke, and NC State lie in the

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and are separated by no more than 25 miles (40 km). Before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956, Wake Forest University was located in the town of Wake Forest within the Triangle region, to the northeast of Raleigh. The schools are historical and present powerhouses among college sports, especially basketball. The universities' proximity and membership in the ACC, coupled with their reputation for academic prestige and as hubs for research and innovation, has created a natural rivalry among students, fans, and alumni.

Basketball

Men's basketball

These four universities are also known in the state as the "Big Four" and competed in the Dixie Classic men's basketball tournament from 1949 to 1961, in which the four schools won all 13 tournaments played. They also played in the

Big Four Tournament The Big Four Tournament was an annual college basketball tournament played from 1971 to 1981 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The field consisted of the " Big Four" North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference schools: NC State Wolfpack, Duke Blue Devils ...

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

, from 1971 to 1981. The Wake–Duke rivalry is the oldest basketball rivalry among the four schools in that it dates back to the 1905–06 season and was the first intercollegiate basketball game in North Carolina. The Wake-Duke rivalry is just ahead of the more well known UNC-Duke rivalry in terms of games played by two games. The rivalries between the four schools also account for six of the most frequently played men's basketball rivalries in the ACC. The four schools have a combined 13 men's national basketball championships (UNC has 7 (6 NCAA), Duke has 5, NC State has 2). The four schools also won 2 NIT titles (UNC won 1, and Wake won 1). In the men's tournament they have combined to have 11 runners-up (Duke has 6 and UNC has 5) and 39 Final Fours (UNC has 20, Duke has 16, NC State has 3, and Wake has 1). At least one Tobacco Road team has made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1974. Since the NCAA Tournament started in 1939, all four teams have missed the same tournament eleven times. The years in which none of the teams were in the tournament was 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1958, 1971, and 1973. All four teams have made the same tournament 4 times (1991, 2003, 2004, 2005). Prior to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, at least one of the teams had made the Sweet 16 since 1979. Aside from the ACC Tournament, the four schools have only played each other in the postseason twice, never in the NCAA tournament. The only two times came in the NIT Tournament: Wake beat NC State in a semifinal game of the 2000 NIT Tournament and went on to win the tournament, and UNC beat Duke in a semifinal game of the 1971 NIT Tournament, also winning the tournament. The four schools have combined to win 71 men's conference tournaments with 21 SoCon tournaments and 50 ACC tournaments (UNC won 26, Duke won 24, NC State won 17, and Wake Forest won 5). While in the Southern Conference they won or shared 17 SoCon regular season titles between the 1922–23 and 1952–53 seasons. They have also dominated ACC regular season play, having won or shared 52 regular season titles between them, including all but seven since the 1980–81 season.

Women's basketball

While the women's basketball teams have not been as successful, one team from the region has won the NCAA championship with

, who did so in 1994. They have reached the Final Four on three occasions, reaching in 1994, 2006, and 2007. They have won the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

tournament nine times while winning the regular season title four times.

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has made the NCAA Tournament Championship twice, losing in 1999 and 2006. They made the Final Four on four occasions (1999, 2002, 2003, 2006). They have won eight ACC tournament championships and twelve regular season titles.

NC State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university ...

has advanced to the Final Four once, doing so in 1998. They have won the ACC Tournament seven times and the regular season six times. Wake Forest has had the least amount of success, as they have only reached the NCAA Tournament on two occasions (1988, 2021). At least one of the four schools has made all but 10 of the 46 combined CIAW, AIAW, and NCAA tournaments since 1969, and all since 1980.

Football

Though the Tobacco Road rivalry predominantly relates to basketball, football between these programs is also competitive. As of the 2014 season, the four schools have combined to appear in 82 bowl games (Duke has 14, UNC has 33, NC State has 32, Wake has 13) and a 46–45–1 record in those games (Duke won 6, UNC won 14, NC State won 17, Wake won 9). They have also shared or won outright a combined 32 conference championships (20 ACC and 12 SoCon). As of the 2015 game, NC State is the only school out of the four to not appear in the ACC Championship Game since the ACC went to a divisional format in 2005. The format divided the four schools in which Wake Forest and NC State were put in the Atlantic Division, while Duke and UNC were put in the Coastal Division. Wake Forest and Duke are "permanent cross-division" rivals, meaning that they play every year regardless of division. The same can be said about UNC and NC State. The Wake–UNC game, as well as the Duke–NC State game, is played two of every twelve years, excluding additional matchups played as non-conference games. In football, the four schools have produced 5 players and no coaches in the

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. They have also produced 15 players and 6 coaches in the

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color:#000000;" , Tie 0–0 , style= , WF 34–13 , style= , WF 27–20 , - , 1949 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , UNC 26–6 , style= , UNC 21–20 , style= , UNC 28–14 , style= , Duke 14–13 , style= , NCSU 27–14 , style= , WF 27–7 , - , 1950 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , WF 2–0–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–2–1 , style= , UNC 13–7 , style= , Duke 7–0 , style= , WF 13–7 , style= , Duke 7–0 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 6–6 , style= , WF 13–7 , - , 1951 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , WF 3–0, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 21–0 , style= , Duke 19–7 , style= , WF 39–7 , style= , Duke 27–21 , style= , WF 21–6 , style= , WF 19–13 , - , 1953 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 29–7 , style= , Duke 35–20 , style= , UNC 18–13 , style= , Duke 31–0 , style= , WF 20–7 , style= , Duke 19–0 , - , 1954 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 20–6 , style= , Duke 47–12 , style= , UNC 14–7 , style= , Duke 21–7 , style= , WF 26–0 , style= , Duke 28–21 , - , 1955 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, WF 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–2–1 , style= , UNC 25–18 , style= , Duke 6–0 , style= , WF 25–0 , style= , Duke 33–7 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 13–13 , style= , Duke 14–0 , - , 1956 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, WF 1–1–1, NCSU 1–2, UNC 0–2–1, , style= , NCSU 26–6 , style= , Duke 21–6 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 6–6 , style= , Duke 42–0 , style= , WF 13–0 , style= , Duke 26–0 , - , 1957 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 2–0–1, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–1–1, WF 0–3 , style= , NCSU 7–0 , style= , UNC 21–13 , style= , UNC 14–7 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 14–14 , style= , NCSU 19–0 , style= , Duke 34–7 , - , 1958 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , NCSU 21–14 , style= , Duke 7–6 , style= , UNC 26–7 , style= , Duke 20–13 , style= , WF 13–7 , style= , Duke 29–0 , - , 1959 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 20–12 , style= , UNC 50–0 , style= , UNC 21–19 , style= , Duke 17–15 , style= , WF 17–14 , style= , Duke 27–15 , - , 1960 , style= , Duke† , style={"background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , NCSU 3–0 , style= , UNC 7–6 , style= , WF 13–12 , style= , Duke 17–13 , style= , NCSU 14–12 , style= , Duke 34–7 , - , 1961 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, UNC 1–2, NCSU 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , UNC 27–22 , style= , Duke 6–3 , style= , WF 17–14 , style= , Duke 17–6 , style= , NCSU 7–0 , style= , Duke 23–3 , - , 1962 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, NCSU 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , NCSU 27–22 , style= , Duke 16–14 , style= , UNC 23–14 , style= , Duke 21–14 , style= , NCSU 27–3 , style= , Duke 50–0 , - , 1963 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 31–10 , style= , UNC 16–14 , style= , UNC 21–0 , style= , NCSU 21–7 , style= , NCSU 42–0 , style= , Duke 39–7 , - , 1964 , style= , North Carolina† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 , style= , NCSU 14–13 , style= , UNC 21–15 , style= , UNC 23–0 , style= , Duke 35–3 , style= , WF 27–13 , style= , WF 20–7 , - , 1965 , style= , NC State† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , UNC 10–7 , style= , Duke 34–7 , style= , WF 12–10 , style= , NCSU 21–0 , style= , NCSU 13–11 , style= , Duke 40–7 , - , 1967 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , NCSU 13–7 , style= , UNC 20–9 , style= , WF 20–10 , style= , NCSU 28–7 , style= , NCSU 24–7 , style= , Duke 31–13 , - , 1968 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , NCSU 38–6 , style= , UNC 25–14 , style= , WF 48–31 , style= , NCSU 17–15 , style= , NCSU 10–6 , style= , Duke 18–3 , - , 1969 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 2–0–1, NCSU 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , NCSU 10–3 , style= , Duke 17–13 , style= , UNC 23–3 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 25–25 , style= , WF 22–21 , style= , Duke 27–20 , - , 1970 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , Wake 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 19–0 , style= , UNC 59–34 , style= , WF 14–13 , style= , Duke 22–6 , style= , WF 16–13 , style= , WF 28–14 , - , 1971 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , UNC 27–7 , style= , UNC 38–0 , style= , UNC 7–3 , style= , Duke 41–13 , style= , NCSU 21–14 , style= , WF 23–7 , - , 1972 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 34–33 , style= , UNC 14–0 , style= , UNC 21–0 , style= , NCSU 17–0 , style= , NCSU 42–13 , style= , WF 9–7 , - , 1973 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, Duke 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, WF 0–2–1 , style= , NCSU 28–26 , style= , Duke 27–10 , style= , UNC 42–0 , style= , NCSU 21–3 , style= , NCSU 52–13 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 7–7 , - , 1974 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 33–14 , style= , UNC 14–13 , style= , UNC 31–0 , style= , NCSU 35–21 , style= , NCSU 33–15 , style= , Duke 23–7 , - , 1975 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , WF 2–1, Duke 1–0–2, NCSU 1–1–1, UNC 0–2–1 , style= , NCSU 21–20 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 17–17 , style= , WF 21–9 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 21–21 , style= , WF 30–22 , style= , Duke 42–14 , - , 1976 , style= , North Carolina† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 , style= , NCSU 21–13 , style= , UNC 39–38 , style= , UNC 34–14 , style= , Duke 28–14 , style= , WF 20–18 , style= , WF 38–17 , - , 1977 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 27–14 , style= , UNC 16–3 , style= , UNC 24–3 , style= , NCSU 37–32 , style= , NCSU 41–14 , style= , Duke 38–14 , - , 1978 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , NCSU 34–7 , style= , UNC 16–15 , style= , UNC 34–29 , style= , NCSU 24–10 , style= , NCSU 34–10 , style= , Duke 3–0 , - , 1979 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Split UNC, NCSU, WF , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 35–21 , style= , UNC 37–16 , style= , WF 24–19 , style= , NCSU 28–7 , style= , NCSU 17–14 , style= , WF 17–14 , - , 1980 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 28–8 , style= , UNC 44–21 , style= , UNC 27–9 , style= , NCSU 38–21 , style= , WF 27–7 , style= , WF 27–24 , - , 1981 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 21–10 , style= , UNC 31–10 , style= , UNC 48–10 , style= , Duke 17–7 , style= , NCSU 28–3 , style= , Duke 31–10 , - , 1982 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Split UNC, NCSU, Duke , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 41–9 , style= , Duke 23–17 , style= , UNC 24–7 , style= , NCSU 21–16 , style= , NCSU 30–0 , style= , Duke 46–26 , - , 1983 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 42–14 , style= , UNC 34–27 , style= , UNC 30–10 , style= , Duke 27–26 , style= , NCSU 38–15 , style= , Duke 31–21 , - , 1984 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , WF 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, NCSU 0–3 , style= , UNC 28–21 , style= , UNC 17–15 , style= , WF 14–3 , style= , Duke 16–13 , style= , WF 24–15 , style= , WF 20–16 , - , 1985 , style= , Duke† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 1–2 , style= , UNC 21–14 , style= , Duke 23–21 , style= , UNC 34–14 , style= , Duke 31–19 , style= , NCSU 20–17 , style= , WF 27–7 , - , 1986 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , NCSU 35–34 , style= , UNC 42–35 , style= , UNC 40–30 , style= , NCSU 29–15 , style= , NCSU 42–38 , style= , Duke 38–36 , - , 1987 , style= , Wake Forest , style= , WF 3–0, UNC 1–2, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 , style= , UNC 17–14 , style= , Duke 25–10 , style= , WF 22–14 , style= , NCSU 47–45 , style= , WF 21–3 , style= , WF 30–27 , - , 1988 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 2–0–1, WF 2–1, Duke 1–1–1, UNC 0–3 , style= , NCSU 48–3 , style= , Duke 35–29 , style= , WF 42–24 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Tie 43–43 , style= , NCSU 14–6 , style= , WF 35–16 , - , 1989 , style= , Duke , style= , Duke 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, UNC 0–3 , style= , NCSU 40–6 , style= , Duke 41–0 , style= , WF 17–16 , style= , Duke 35–26 , style= , NCSU 27–17 , style= , Duke 52–35 , - , 1990 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , NCSU 12–9 , style= , UNC 24–22 , style= , UNC 31–24 , style= , NCSU 16–0 , style= , NCSU 20–15 , style= , Duke 57–20 , - , 1991 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , NCSU 24–7 , style= , UNC 47–14 , style= , UNC 24–10 , style= , NCSU 32–31 , style= , NCSU 30–3 , style= , WF 31–14 , - , 1992 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , NCSU 27–20 , style= , UNC 31–28 , style= , UNC 35–17 , style= , NCSU 45–27 , style= , NCSU 42–14 , style= , WF 28–14 , - , 1993 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 35–14 , style= , UNC 38–24 , style= , UNC 45–35 , style= , Duke 21–20 , style= , NCSU 34–16 , style= , Duke 21–13 , - , 1994 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 31–17 , style= , UNC 41–40 , style= , UNC 50–0 , style= , NCSU 24–23 , style= , NCSU 31–3 , style= , Duke 51–26 , - , 1995 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 30–28 , style= , UNC 28–24 , style= , UNC 31–7 , style= , NCSU 24–23 , style= , NCSU 41–38 , style= , Duke 42–26 , - , 1996 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 52–20 , style= , UNC 27–10 , style= , UNC 45–6 , style= , NCSU 44–22 , style= , NCSU 37–22 , style= , WF 17–16 , - , 1997 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 20–7 , style= , UNC 50–14 , style= , UNC 30–12 , style= , NCSU 45–14 , style= , WF 19–18 , style= , WF 38–24 , - , 1998 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 37–34 , style= , UNC 28–6 , style= , UNC 38–31 , style= , NCSU 27–24 , style= , NCSU 38–27 , style= , Duke 19–16 , - , 1999 , style= , Wake Forest† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 , style= , UNC 10–6 , style= , UNC 38–0 , style= , WF 19–3 , style= , NCSU 31–24 , style= , WF 31–7 , style= , Duke 48–35 , - , 2000 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , NCSU 38–20 , style= , UNC 59–21 , style= , UNC 35–14 , style= , NCSU 35–31 , style= , NCSU 32–14 , style= , WF 28–26 , - , 2001 , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , Split UNC, NCSU, WF , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 , style= , UNC 17–9 , style= , UNC 52–17 , style= , WF 32–31 , style= , NCSU 55–31 , style= , NCSU 17–14 , style= , WF 42–35 , - , 2002 , style= , NC State , style= , NCSU 3–0, WF 2–1, UNC 1–2, Duke 0–3 , style= , NCSU 34–17 , style= , UNC 23–21 , style= , WF 31–0 , style= , NCSU 24–22 , style= , NCSU 32–13 , style= , WF 36–10 , - , 2003 , style= , Wake Forest† , style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;" , NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2 , style= , NCSU 47–34 , style= , Duke 30–22 , style= , UNC 42–34 , style= , NCSU 28–21 , style= , WF 38–24 , style= , WF 42–13 , - , 2015 , style= , North Carolina , style= , UNC 3–0, NCSU 1-1, Duke 1-1, WF 0–3 , style= , UNC 45-35 , style= , UNC 66-33 , style= , UNC 50-14 , style={{NCAA color cell, no contest , style={{NCAA color cell, NC State Wolfpack , NCSU 35–17 , style={{NCAA color cell, Duke Blue Devils , Duke 27-21 , - , 2020 , style={{NCAA color cell, North Carolina Tar Heels , North Carolina , style={{NCAA color cell, North Carolina Tar Heels , UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 0–2, WF 0–2 , style={{NCAA color cell, North Carolina Tar Heels , UNC 48–21 , style={{NCAA color cell, North Carolina Tar Heels , UNC 56–24 , style={{NCAA color cell, North Carolina Tar Heels , UNC 59–53* , style={{NCAA color cell, NC State Wolfpack , NCSU 31–20 , style={{NCAA color cell, NC State Wolfpack , NCSU 45–42 , style="background:#FFFFFF; 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Baseball

In baseball, the four schools won a combined 15 ACC Baseball Tournaments (UNC won 6, NC State and Wake won 4, Duke won 1). In the College World Series, Wake Forest held the only national championship of any ACC school while a member of the ACC in 1955 until

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won it in 2015. Other schools have national championships, but all came before joining the ACC, or since leaving the ACC in the case of South Carolina. Wake was the runner-up in 1949, while UNC was the runner-up in 2006 and 2007.

Soccer

In men's soccer, the four schools have won a combined four national titles (UNC has 2, Wake has 1, Duke has 1), three NCAA runners-up (Duke with 2, UNC with 1), 11 ACC Tournament titles, and won or shared 7 ACC regular season titles. Women's soccer has produced much more success among the four schools. On the national level, they have combined for 21 national championships (UNC won all 21), six NCAA runners-up (UNC with 3, Duke with 2, NC State with 1). Tobacco Road teams have won 22 ACC tournaments since its inception in 1987. The years not won by a Tobacco Road team are 1987, 2004, 2011, 2012, and 2013. They have also won or shared 20 ACC regular season titles since 1987. UNC's 21 national titles in women's soccer are the most among Division 1 schools.

Lacrosse

Only

and

currently compete in men's and women's lacrosse, though

had a program in the 1970s and 1980s. The current two Tobacco Road competitors have had a significant presence on the national stage, as the Blue Devils have won three national titles (

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), while the Tar Heels lay claim to five (

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).{{Cite web, url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/lacrosse-men/d1, title=DI Men's Lacrosse Championship History {{! NCAA.com, website=www.ncaa.com, language=en, access-date=2020-04-29 Duke and North Carolina have met 75 times, with UNC leading the rivalry 42–33 through 2020. However, Duke leads the ACC and NCAA postseason series by records of 9–4 and 4–0 respectively. For further information, see

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Overall team national championships

As of 2020, the four schools have combined to win 73

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team national championships in both men's and women's sports.

References

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