North Carolina and Duke will renew their rivalry in the 2023-24 regular-season finale on Saturday night in Durham, a month after the Tar Heels took care of business in Chapel Hill to get a win. And the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title is on the line.
While North Carolina clinched at least a share of the ACC regular-season title with the win over Notre Dame on Tuesday, they can clinch it outright by beating Duke on Saturday. A loss would see the two teams split the title and potentially move UNC down to a No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament.
It also impacts NCAA Tournament seeding as well.
The Tar Heels enter this game as a No. 2 seed in almost every mock bracket projection while Duke is around a 3 seed. If UNC wants to keep their No. 2 seed and potentially try and move up, they need to win as many games as possible.
Starting with Saturday’s game against Duke. To get you ready for the showdown in primetime, we talked to Duke Wire editor Ryan Haley to give you a look at the red-hot Blue Devils.