The Tar Heels finished the 2016 – 17 season with a record of 33 – 7 , 14 – 4 in ACC play to finish in first place , winning their 31st ACC regular season title . After beating Miami in the ACC Tournament , they lost to Duke in the semifinals . Despite the loss to Duke , the Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the South region . There they defeated No. 16 Texas Southern , No. 8 Arkansas , No. 4 Butler , and No. 2 Kentucky to earn a trip to their 20th Final Four . In a matchup against the Midwest Region 's No. 3 seed Oregon in the Final Four , the Tar Heels won 77 – 76 to advance to the National Championship . In the championship against the West Region 's No. 1 seed Gonzaga , the Tar Heels won 71 – 65 , winning the school 's sixth national championship
ACC Tournament
2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team