The nonconference portion of North Carolina’s basketball schedule is complete, with the Tar Heels going 12-1. The nonconference portion of North Carolina’s basketball schedule is complete, with the Tar Heels going 12-1.
They are ranked No. 12 in this week’s AP Top 25, No. 21 in KenPom, No. 20 by EvanMiya.com, are a projected No. 5 seed today by Joe Lunardi, and ESPN’s ACC power index has the Tar Heels as the fifth-best team in the conference behind Duke, Louisville, NC State and Clemson.
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While all of those are solid rankings in their own right, depending on the data they use, an extremely important ranking is the NET. NET, short for NCAA Evaluation Tool, is a metric used to assess and compare the overall strength and performance of college basketball teams.
Introduced by the NCAA in 2018 to replace the RPI, the NET measures and compares the overall strength of college basketball teams. Each team’s rating is based on game results, strength of schedule, game location (home, away or neutral), scoring margin (with a cap) and net efficiency (points scored versus allowed per possession).
The goal is to give the selection committee a clearer view of team quality for NCAA Tournament seeding and at-large bids. A higher NET rating indicates a stronger résumé and tougher overall competition.
The NET ranks North Carolina at No. 15, second in the ACC behind only Duke.
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The Tar Heels are 4-0 with Seth Trimble in the lineup, with a home win over NET No. 16 Kansas, a neutral-site win over No. 43 Ohio State, and victories over Central Arkansas and East Carolina by a combined 88 points. North Carolina’s remaining schedule includes eight games against Quad 1 opponents and five each against Quad 2 and Quad 3 opponents.
Below are the NET rankings for every ACC team as well as UNC’s nonconference opponents. Also listed is UNC’s current résumé in Quad 1, 2, 3 and 4 games.
How are Quads Broken Down?
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Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
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Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
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Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
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Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
UNC is No. 16 in the NET
UNC Non-Conference Opponents’ NET Rankings
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No. 13 Michigan State (4-1 Q1)
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No. 43 Ohio State (1-2 Q1)
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No. 99 St. Bonaventure (0-1 Q1)
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No. 140 Georgetown (0-2 Q1)
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No. 208 USC-Upstate (0-2 Q1)
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No. 236 Central Arkansas (0-4 Q1)
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No. 303 East Carolina (0-2 Q1)
ACC NET Rankings
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No. 3 Duke (11-1): 4-1 Q1, 1-0 Q2, 1-0 Q3, 5-0 Q4
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No.15 UNC (12-1): 3-1 Q1, 1-0 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4
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No. 17 Louisville (10-2): 2-2 Q1, 0-0 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4
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No. 23 Virginia (11-1): 1-1 Q1, 2-0 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4
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No. 31 NC State (9-4): 1-3 Q1, 2-1 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 4-0 Q4
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No. 34 Miami (11-2): 0-2 Q1, 1-0 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 8-0 Q4
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No. 36 SMU (10-2): 0-2 Q1, 4-0 Q2, 1-0 Q3, 5-0 Q4
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No. 37 Clemson (10-3): 1-2 Q1, 1-0 Q2, 3-1 Q3, 5-0 Q4
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No. 46 California (11-1): 1-1 Q1, 0-0 Q2, 4-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4
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No. 62 Virginia Tech (11-2): 0-1 Q1, 4-1 Q2, 1-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4
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No. 68 Wake Forest (9-4): 0-3 Q1, 1-1 Q2, 1-0 Q3, 7-0 Q4
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No. 76 Stanford (10-2): 1-0 Q1, 1-0 Q2, 4-1 Q3, 4-1 Q4
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No. 81 Notre Dame (9-4): 1-3 Q1, 0-0 Q2, 3-0 Q3, 5-1 Q4
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No. 88 Syracuse (9-4): 1-3 Q1, 0-0 Q2, 0-1 Q3, 8-0 Q4
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No. 115 Pittsburgh (7-6): 0-2 Q1, 1-2 Q2, 2-2 Q3, 4-0 Q4
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No. 128 Florida State (7-6): 0-3 Q1, 0-2 Q2, 0-1 Q3, 7-0 Q4
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No. 190 Georgia Tech (8-4): 0-1 Q1, 0-0 Q2, 0-3 Q3, 8-0 Q4
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No. 191 Boston College (6-6): 0-0 Q1, 0-2 Q2, 1-2 Q3, 5-2 Q4
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Basketball: Updated NET ranking after non-conference play
