The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the

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. The Tar Heels finished with an overall record of 23–6 (9–3 ACC) As an automatic qualifier they were a #1 seed in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. In the second round North Carolina were upset by the

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Champions Penn. 72–71.

Schedule

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. Retrieved 2015-Jun-14.

Rankings

^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.

References

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