Year by Year: How His Heels Finished Season Overall record ACC record Finish 1961-62 8-9 7-7 ACC tournament first round 1962-63 15-6 10-4 ACC tournament semifinal 1963-64 12-12 6-8 ACC tournament semifinal 1964-65 15-9 10-4 ACC tournament first round 1965-66 16-11 8-6 ACC tournament semifinal 1966-67 26-6 12-2 NCAA Final Four 1967-68 28-4 12-2 NCAA runner-up 1968-69 27-5 12-2 NCAA Final Four 1969-70 18-9 9-5 NIT first round 1970-71 26-6 11-3 NIT champion 1971-72 26-5 9-3 NCAA Final Four 1972-73 25-8 8-4 NIT semifinal 1973-74 22-6 9-3 NIT first round 1974-75 23-8 8-4 NCAA Sweet 16 1975-76 25-4 11-1 NCAA first round 1976-77 28-5 9-3 NCAA runner-up 1977-78 23-8 9-3 NCAA first round 1978-79 23-6 9-3 NCAA first round 1979-80 21-8 9-5 NCAA first round 1980-81 29-8 10-4 NCAA runner-up 1981-82 32-2 12-2 NCAA champion 1982-83 28-8 12-2 NCAA Elite Eight 1983-84 28-3 14-0 NCAA Sweet 16 1984-85 27-9 9-5 NCAA Elite Eight 1985-86 28-6 10-4 NCAA Sweet 16 1986-87 32-4 14-0 NCAA Elite Eight 1987-88 27-7 11-3 NCAA Elite Eight 1988-89 29-8 9-5 NCAA Sweet 16 1989-90 21-13 8-6 NCAA Sweet 16 1990-91 29-6 10-4 NCAA Final Four 1991-92 23-10 9-7 NCAA Sweet 16 1992-93 34-4 14-2 NCAA champion 1993-94 28-7 11-5 NCAA second round 1994-95 28-6 12-4 NCAA Final Four 1995-96 21-11 10-6 NCAA second round 1996-97 28-7 11-5 NCAA runner-up