North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels (21-6)
ACC (10-4)
Live RPI
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Down 3 since
SUN, FEB 8th

2026 North Carolina Tar Heels Impact Games

Impact Games are games that can move a team up or down the RPI Ladder (increase or decrease RPI Rank).
Direct Impact Games are head-to-head matchups for the team.
Indirect Impact Games are games that include a previous opponent of the team and impact the team's SOS component of RPI.
Late in the season, Indirect Impact Games may only have a small impact on a team's RPI Rank.
Normally, a win will increase a team's RPI Rank and a loss will decrease it, but sometimes when playing a really strong opponent a win or a loss will increase RPI Rank and when playing a much weaker opponent a win or a loss will decrease RPI Rank.
RPI Points are approximate.

RPI Ladder

RPI Team RPI Pts
Needed
1
UCLA
 971
12
Baylor
 311
13
Ole Miss
 266
14
Louisville
 259
15
Alabama
 251
16
West Virginia
 229
17
Ohio State
 229
18
Rhode Island
 225
19
Richmond
 218
20
LSU
 210
21
Kentucky
 153
22
Arizona State
 148
23
Oklahoma
 126
24
Villanova
 116
25
Texas Tech
 92
26
Minnesota
 55
27
North Carolina State
 37
28
Colorado
 29
29
Michigan State
 28
30
USC
 17
31
North Carolina
 -
32
Maryland
 -16
33
Washington
 -56
34
Columbia
 -102
35
Oregon
 -117
36
Montana State
 -133
37
Troy
 -144
38
Nebraska
 -146
39
Syracuse
 -150
40
Rice
 -163
41
Murray State
 -171
42
Mississippi State
 -194
43
Notre Dame
 -201
44
Georgia
 -203
45
Georgia Southern
 -203
46
Oklahoma State
 -206
47
Utah
 -221
48
Vermont
 -244
49
Seton Hall
 -251
50
Illinois
 -257
75
Stanford
 -458
100
UC Irvine
 -659
125
Youngstown State
 -843
150
New Mexico
 -965
175
Florida State
 -1060
200
William & Mary
 -1207
225
UTA
 -1366
250
Incarnate Word
 -1530
275
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 -1705
300
Southeast Missouri
 -1867
325
North Dakota
 -2106
350
South Carolina Upstate
 -2351
357
New Haven
 -2694

Direct Impact Games

ABC
Final 1 2 3 4 T
21 North Carolina
(21-6, 10-4 ACC)		 18 15 21 14 68
11 Duke
(19-6, 14-0 ACC)		 19 22 17 14 72
Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, NC)
North Carolina Wins:
North Carolina Loses:
76 RPI Points
-1 RPI Points

Indirect (SOS) Impact Games

Final 1 2 3 4 T
Hofstra
(4-19, 3-10 Coastal Athletic)		 17 18 15 10 60
North Carolina A&T
(5-15, 4-9 Coastal Athletic)		 10 21 12 8 51
Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro, NC)
North Carolina A&T Wins:
North Carolina A&T Loses:
6.6 RPI Points
-2.2 RPI Points
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Campbell
(15-9, 10-3 Coastal Athletic)		 9 13 15 17 54
UNCW
(5-18, 2-11 Coastal Athletic)		 13 17 12 10 52
Trask Coliseum (Wilmington, NC)
UNCW Wins:
UNCW Loses:
6.0 RPI Points
-1.7 RPI Points
ESPN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
North Carolina State
(17-8, 10-4 ACC)		 14 13 15 25 67
Notre Dame
(16-9, 8-6 ACC)		 17 30 18 14 79
Purcell Pavilion (South Bend, IN)
North Carolina State Wins:
North Carolina State Loses:
2.3 RPI Points
-4.8 RPI Points
ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Miami (FL)
(13-12, 5-9 ACC)		 20 26 16 20 82
Boston College
(4-24, 0-15 ACC)		 14 15 21 20 70
Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Miami (FL) Wins:
Miami (FL) Loses:
3.4 RPI Points
-3.7 RPI Points
ESPN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
North Carolina State
(17-8, 10-4 ACC)		 14 13 15 25 67
Notre Dame
(16-9, 8-6 ACC)		 17 30 18 14 79
Purcell Pavilion (South Bend, IN)
Notre Dame Wins:
Notre Dame Loses:
2.6 RPI Points
-4.6 RPI Points
ACC Network
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Florida State
(9-17, 4-10 ACC)		 10 10 19 26 65
9 Louisville
(24-4, 14-1 ACC)		 19 15 27 27 88
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)
Florida State Wins:
Florida State Loses:
4.5 RPI Points
-2.4 RPI Points
ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Clemson
(18-9, 9-6 ACC)		 12 16 20 16 64
Syracuse
(21-5, 11-4 ACC)		 17 17 19 15 68
JMA Wireless Dome (Syracuse, NY)
Syracuse Wins:
Syracuse Loses:
1.3 RPI Points
-5.5 RPI Points
ACC Network
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Pittsburgh
(8-18, 1-13 ACC)		 13 12 27 26 78
SMU
(9-17, 2-12 ACC)		 25 21 19 14 79
Moody Coliseum (Dallas, TX)
SMU Wins:
SMU Loses:
4.5 RPI Points
-2.4 RPI Points
Peacock
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Indiana
(14-13, 3-12 Big Ten)		 10 10 14 14 48
2 UCLA
(25-1, 15-0 Big Ten)		 17 30 29 16 92
Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)
UCLA Wins:
UCLA Loses:
0.3 RPI Points
-6.6 RPI Points
ABC
Final 1 2 3 4 T
4 Texas
(24-3, 9-3 SEC)		 24 10 16 15 65
22 Tennessee
(16-7, 8-3 SEC)		 16 18 13 16 63
Food City Center (Knoxville, TN)
Texas Wins:
Texas Loses:
0.7 RPI Points
-5.9 RPI Points
ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Virginia Tech
(20-7, 10-5 ACC)		 12 21 11 24 68
California
(16-11, 7-7 ACC)		 13 16 14 15 58
Haas Pavilion (Berkeley, CA)
California Wins:
California Loses:
2.7 RPI Points
-3.9 RPI Points
The CW Network
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Virginia
(18-8, 10-5 ACC)		 11 25 23 16 75
Stanford
(16-11, 5-9 ACC)		 13 15 23 18 69
Maples Pavilion (Stanford, CA)
Stanford Wins:
Stanford Loses:
2.7 RPI Points
-3.9 RPI Points
ESPN
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Kansas State
(14-13, 7-7 Big 12)		 20 10 19 23 72
Iowa State
(20-6, 8-6 Big 12)		 19 18 19 20 76
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, IA)
Kansas State Wins:
Kansas State Loses:
3.2 RPI Points
-3.4 RPI Points
ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Clemson
(18-9, 9-6 ACC)		 12 16 20 16 64
Syracuse
(21-5, 11-4 ACC)		 17 17 19 15 68
JMA Wireless Dome (Syracuse, NY)
Clemson Wins:
Clemson Loses:
2.2 RPI Points
-4.4 RPI Points
ACC Network
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Florida State
(9-17, 4-10 ACC)		 10 10 19 26 65
9 Louisville
(24-4, 14-1 ACC)		 19 15 27 27 88
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)
Louisville Wins:
Louisville Loses:
0.9 RPI Points
-5.5 RPI Points
ACC Extra
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Miami (FL)
(13-12, 5-9 ACC)		 20 26 16 20 82
Boston College
(4-24, 0-15 ACC)		 14 15 21 20 70
Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Boston College Wins:
Boston College Loses:
5.5 RPI Points
-0.9 RPI Points