What Was the World Like the Last Time UNC and Duke Were Unranked?

For the first time since February 27, 1960, both Carolina and Duke enter the game unranked in the AP Top 25. The game will snap a 153-game streak of at least one team being ranked. Dean Smith was an assistant coach on that UNC team. The Tar Heels won the game, 75-50, led by Lee Shaffer’s 26 points. Doug Moe added 19. Freshmen weren't eligible. (All Tar Heels) A look at the traditions that make the UNC-Duke game a college basketball holiday
Even with the pandemic and semester hanging overhead, and the fact that there won’t be fans in the stands, the first North Carolina vs.