Saturday at the Donald Tucker Center, No. 3 North Carolina fell to unranked Florida State 90-57 — the Tar Heels’ biggest loss under head coach Roy Williams.
UNC has been a favorite to win the NCAA title this season, but since 1979, the worst loss by an eventual champion was the Tar Heels‘ 26-point loss to Wake Forest in 1993. Here’s a list of the worst North Carolina basketball losses in 25 years, on which Saturday’s tumble in Tallahassee comes in tied for second.
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40 points (96-56)
University of Maryland
Feb. 22, 2003
Season record: 19-16
Lost in the third round of the NIT
Coach Matt Doherty
33 points (90-57)
Florida State University
Jan. 14, 2012
Season record: undetermined
Coach Roy Williams
33 points (112-79)
University of Maryland
Jan. 9, 2002
Season record: 8-20
No NCAA Tournament or NIT play
Coach Matt Doherty
32 points (86-54)
University of Connecticut
Jan. 19, 2002
Season record: 8-20
No NCAA Tournament or NIT play
Coach Matt Doherty
32 points (82-50) Duke University
March 6, 2010
Season record: 20-17
Lost in the final round of the NIT
Coach Roy Williams
29 points (87-58)
Duke University
Jan. 31, 2002
Season record: 8-20
No NCAA Tournament or NIT play
Coach Matt Doherty
