| 2006–07 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball | |
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ACC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, final Four | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 34-4 (11-3 ACC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
| Name [1] | # | Height | Position | Year | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlana Larkins | 2 | 6-1 | Forward | Junior | Riviera Beach, FL |
| Trinity Bursey | 3 | 5-10 | Forward | Freshman | Sanford, NC |
| Alex Miller | 11 | 5-6 | Guard | Junior | Durham, NC |
| Ivory Latta | 12 | 5-6 | Guard | Senior | McConnells, SC |
| Heather Claytor | 14 | 5-8 | Guard | Sophomore | Grottoes, VA |
| Christina Dewitt | 15 | 6-2 | Forward | Sophomore | Little River, SC |
| Camille Little | 20 | 6-2 | Forward / Guard | Senior | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Iman McFarland | 21 | 6-3 | Forward | Sophomore | Temple Hills, MD |
| Meghan Austin | 24 | 5-7 | Guard | Junior | Lynchburg, VA |
| LaToya Pringle | 30 | 6-3 | Forward / Center | Junior | Fayetteville, NC |
| Rashanda McCants | 32 | 6-1 | Forward | Sophomore | Asheville, NC |
| Martina Wood | 34 | 6-2 | Forward / Center | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC |
| Jessica Breland | 51 | 6-3 | Forward | Freshman | Kelford, NC |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31* | Premier Players Exhibition | W 94-69 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||
| November 5* | Carson-Newman Exhibition | W 104-44 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||
| November 10* | No. 2 | East Tennessee State | W 96-35 | 1-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| November 12* | No. 2 | Winston-Salem State | W 83-32 | 2-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| November 17* | No. 2 | Elon | W 90-36 | 3-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| November 24* | No. 2 | vs. Sacramento State Rainbow Wahine Classic First Round | W 99-38 | 4-0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| November 25* | No. 2 | vs. Gonzaga Rainbow Wahine Classic Semifinal | W 101-63 | 5-0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| November 26* | No. 2 | vs. Arkansas Rainbow Wahine Classic Championship Game | W 94-69 | 6-0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| November 30* | No. 2 | UNC Greensboro | W 103-48 | 7-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 3* ESPN | No. 2 | No. 4 Tennessee | W 70-57 | 8-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 6* | No. 2 | Wofford | W 95-36 | 9-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 10* | No. 2 | Western Carolina | W 87-58 | 10-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 16* | No. 2 | South Carolina State | W 92-42 | 11-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 18* | No. 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 87-48 | 12-0 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC | ||||||
| December 20* | No. 2 | vs. St John's | W 87-43 | 13-0 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC | ||||||
| December 28* | No. 2 | Delaware State | W 87-40 | 14-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 30* | No. 2 | Tennessee Tech | W 93-52 | 15-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 2 | No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 78-31 | 16-0 (1-0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| January 4 | No. 2 | Virginia Tech | W 102-68 | 17-0 (2-0) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 8 FSN South | No. 2 | Virginia | W 96-62 | 18-0 (3-0) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 11 | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 100-65 | 19-0 (4-0) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
| January 15* ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 5 Connecticut | W 82-76 | 20-0 | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 18 | No. 2 | Georgia Tech | W 78-31 | 21-0 (5-0) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 21 | No. 2 | North Carolina State | W 86-65 | 22-0 (6-0) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 28 ESPN2 | No. 2 | at No. 3 Maryland | W 84-71 | 23-0 (7-0) | Comcast Center College Park, MD | ||||||
| February 1 | No. 2 | at Boston College | W 82-60 | 24-0 (8-0) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| February 8 ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 1 Duke | L 53-64 | 24-1 (8-1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 12 FSN South | No. 2 | at Florida State | W 80-59 | 25-1 (9-1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| February 16 FSN South | No. 2 | at North Carolina State | L 65-72 | 25-2 (9-2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| February 18 | No. 2 | Miami | W 93-70 | 26-2 (10-2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 22 | No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 96-47 | 27-2 (11-2) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 25 ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 1 Duke | L 62-67 | 27-3 (11-3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| March 2 | No. 4 | vs. Virginia Tech ACC Tournament Quarterfinals | W 90-60 | 28-3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| March 3 FSN | No. 4 | vs. No. 5 Maryland ACC Tournament Semifinals | W 78-72 | 29-3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| March 4 FSN | No. 4 | vs. No. 25 North Carolina State ACC Tournament Championship Game | W 60-54 | 30-3 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| March 18* ESPN | No. 3 | vs. Prairie View A&M NCAA Tournament First Round | W 95-38 | 31-3 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| March 20* ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Notre Dame NCAA Tournament Second Round | W 60-51 | 32-3 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| March 25* ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. No. 13 George Washington NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | W 70-56 | 33-3 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX | ||||||
| March 27* ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 12 Purdue NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | W 84-72 | 34-3 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX | ||||||
| April 1* ESPN | No. 3 | vs. No. 4 Tennessee NCAA Tournament Final Four | L 50-56 | 34-4 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time [2] . | |||||||||||
| ACC [3] | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | GB | PCT | W-L | PCT | ||
| #1 Duke | 14-0 | - | 1.000 | 32-2 | .941 | |
| #3 North Carolina | 11-3 | 3 | .786 | 34-3 | .919 | |
| #5 Maryland | 10-4 | 4 | .714 | 28-6 | .824 | |
| #20 North Carolina State | 10-4 | 4 | .714 | 25-10 | .714 | |
| Florida State | 10-4 | 4 | .714 | 24-10 | .706 | |
| Georgia Tech | 10-5 | 41/2 | .667 | 21-12 | .636 | |
| Virginia Tech | 6-8 | 8 | .429 | 19-15 | .559 | |
| Virginia | 5-9 | 9 | .357 | 19-15 | .559 | |
| Clemson | 4-10 | 10 | .286 | 12-18 | .400 | |
| Boston College | 3-11 | 11 | .214 | 13-16 | .448 | |
| Miami | 2-12 | 12 | .143 | 11-19 | .367 | |
| Wake Forest | 0-14 | 14 | .000 | 9-20 | .310 | |
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