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The best Duke and North Carolina teams of the Coach K/Roy Williams era

Here's the weird thing about this storied rivalry between two programs that have long ruled the ACC like a shared fiefdom. Duke and North Carolina are always very good, of course, but, with the possible exception of 2004-05, they're rarely dominant at the same time. It's almost as if they take turns.

See for yourself. Here's how I'd rank the 10 best teams these storied programs have produced, starting when Roy Williams took the job in Chapel Hill in 2003.

(Yes, the 2017-18 Blue Devils and Tar Heels were eligible for inclusion here. No, neither one made the cut.