CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina, which a year ago faced the most difficult schedule in the country according to KenPom.com, is scheduled to play 14 opponents this season who participated in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2018-19 men's basketball schedule on Thursday. UNC's slate of opponents includes six non-conference and eight ACC teams who played in last year's NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels will face three of those opponents twice, giving UNC 17 games in the regular season against the 2018 NCAA field.
A difficult schedule is nothing new for the Tar Heels.