UNC basketball receives ‘F’ grade in crucial week for tournament chances

The UNC basketball program received an ‘F’ for the past week of games after losing to Miami and NC State.

Following a win over Clemson on Feb. 11 at home, it felt like things were changing for the UNC basketball program. They still had a very tough schedule ahead and were right on the bubble in the NCAA Tournament.

Fast forward over a week later and UNC finds themselves on the outside looking in for the NCAA Tournament and they really need to win out to have a shot. That’s in large part due to the performance they had against Miami and NC State this past week.

With two losses, UNC has now fallen to 16-11 overall and 8-8 in the ACC with their tournament hopes hanging on by a very, very thin string.

After the two losses, CBS Sports handed out grades for the past week and the Tar Heels received an F:

The preseason No. 1 Tar Heels lost at home to Miami by eight then on the road to NC State by eight in a week in which it desperately needed to win to keep its tourney hopes afloat. UNC still has zero Quad 1 wins and looks, barring a surprise, like it will be the first preseason No. 1 team to miss the NCAA Tournament.

It’s clear the Tar Heels are in the danger zone. They have four games left in the season with a road trip to Notre Dame on Wednesday followed by a home game against Virginia. To close out the year, they will head to Florida State next Monday before wrapping up the season with a home date against Duke.

Right now, the only game left on the schedule that is a Quad 1 opportunity is against Virginia. Duke can be a potential Quad 1 game depending on what happens down the stretch.

Time is seriously running out and it might be a half-court heave.

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