1965–66 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1965–66 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1965–66 men's college basketball season. This was the first season that North Carolina played its home games at Carmichael Auditorium.

1965–66 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–11 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (5th season)
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium

Schedule

1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Duke †	12	–	2		.857			26	–	4		.867
NC State	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Clemson	8	–	6		.571			15	–	10		.600
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			16	–	11		.593
Maryland	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
South Carolina	4	–	10		.286			11	–	13		.458
Virginia	4	–	10		.286			7	–	15		.318
Wake Forest	4	–	10		.286			8	–	18		.308
† 1966 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		at Clemson	L 74–84		Clemson, SC
December 4*		William & Mary	W 82–68		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 6*		at Ohio State	W 82–72		Columbus, OH
December 8*		Richmond	W 127–76		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 11*		at No. 4 Vanderbilt	L 72–81		Nashville, TN
December 16*		Florida State	W 115–80		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*		vs. Florida	W 66–59		Charlotte, NC
December 27*		vs. Princeton	W 75–61		Greensboro, NC
December 30*		vs. Utah Triangle Doubleheader	W 90–85		Raleigh, NC
December 31*		vs. West Virginia Triangle Doubleheader	L 97–102		Raleigh, NC
January 3		Maryland	W 67–52		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 5		at Wake Forest	W 99–83		Winston-Salem, NC
January 8		No. 1 Duke Rivalry	L 77–88		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 13		NC State	W 83–75		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 15		at Virginia	L 69–70		Charlottesville, VA
February 3		Wake Forest	W 115–87		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 5		at Maryland	L 66–77		College Park, MD
February 7		South Carolina	W 104–70		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 9*		at NYU	L 78–83		New York, NY
February 12*		Virginia Tech	L 75–81		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 15		at NC State	L 77–87		Raleigh, NC
February 18		vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader	W 70–66		Charlotte, NC
February 19		vs. South Carolina North-South Doubleheader	W 83–71		Charlotte, NC
February 22		Virginia	W 81–79		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 26		at No. 2 Duke	L 63–77		Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
March 3*		vs. Maryland ACC tournament	W 77–70		Raleigh, NC
March 4*		vs. No. 2 Duke ACC Tournament	L 20–21		Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.