<P> Much like the Alabama - Auburn football rivalry , the Carolina -- Duke rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation 's elite men 's basketball teams for most of the last 60 years . Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men 's basketball history ; Carolina is # 3 on the list of all - time winningest programs in Division I Men 's Basketball and Duke is # 4 . Duke has won five NCAA championships and has appeared in sixteen Final Fours , while North Carolina has won six NCAA championships and appeared in a record twenty Final Fours . Additionally , North Carolina was also retroactively awarded a national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1942 for their undefeated 1924 season . </P>
<P> Much like the Alabama - Auburn football rivalry , the Carolina -- Duke rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation 's elite men 's basketball teams for most of the last 60 years . Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men 's basketball history ; Carolina is # 3 on the list of all - time winningest programs in Division I Men 's Basketball and Duke is # 4 . Duke has won five NCAA championships and has appeared in sixteen Final Fours , while North Carolina has won six NCAA championships and appeared in a record twenty Final Fours . Additionally , North Carolina was also retroactively awarded a national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1942 for their undefeated 1924 season . </P>
who has more ncaa basketball championships duke or unc
who has more ncaa basketball championships duke or unc
North Carolina
North Carolina