Which Tar Heels team is the best?

But where does the 2009 Tar Heels team rank among past UNC champions? Though not as star-studded as the 1982 team featuring Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins, the 2009 team had a dominant tourney run, winning all of their games by double digits.

And don't sleep on coach Frank McGuire's 1957 Tar Heels, the only UNC champion to finish a season unbeaten. That team survived triple-overtime games in the national semifinal and championship game, knocking off Wilt Chamberlain's Kansas Jayhawks in the final.

2009 (34-4) PPG 89.8 PPG allowed 72.0 Coach Roy Williams Key players Ty Lawson Wayne Ellington Tyler Hansbrough Danny Green Deon Thompson Ed Davis Road to the title First round def. No. 16 Radford 101-58 Second round def. No. 8 LSU 84-70 Regional semis def. No. 4 Gonzaga 98-77 Regional final def. No. 2 Oklahoma 72-60 National semis def. No. 3 Villanova 83-69 National final def. No. 2 Michigan State 89-72

2005 (33-4) PPG 88.0 PPG allowed 70.3 Coach Roy Williams Key players Raymond Felton Sean May Rashad McCants Jawad Williams Jackie Manuel Marvin Williams Road to the title First round def. No. 16 Oakland 96-68 Second round def. No. 9 Iowa State 92-65 Regional semis def. No. 5 Villanova 67-66 Regional final def. No. 6 Wisconsin 88-82 National semis def. No. 5 Michigan State 87-71 National final def. No. 1 Illinois 75-70

1993 (34-4) PPG 86.1 PPG allowed 68.3 Coach Dean Smith Key players Eric Montross Derrick Phelps Donald Williams George Lynch Brian Reese Road to the title First round def. No. 16 East Carolina 85-65 Second round def. No. 8 Rhode Island 112-67 Regional semis def. No. 4 Arkansas 80-74 Regional final def. No. 2 Cincinnati 75-68 (OT) National semis def. No. 2 Kansas 78-68 National final def. No. 1 Michigan 77-71

1982 (32-2) PPG 66.7 PPG allowed 55.4 Coach Dean Smith Key players Michael Jordan James Worthy Sam Perkins Matt Doherty Jimmy Black Road to the title Second round def. No. 9 James Madison 52-50 Regional semis def. No. 4 Alabama 74-69 Regional final def. No. 3 Villanova 70-60 National semis def. No. 6 Houston 68-63 National final def. No. 1 Georgetown 63-62

1957 (32-0) PPG 79.3 PPG allowed 65.5 Coach Frank McGuire Key players Lennie Ronsebluth Pete Brennan Tommy Kearns Joe Quigg Bob Cunningham Road to the title First round def. Yale 90-74 Regional semis def. Canisius 87-75 Regional final def. Syracuse 67-58 National semis def. Michigan State 74-70 (3OT) National final def. Kansas 54-53 (3OT)