UNC and the ACC - How The Heels Stack Up - The Basketball Show | Inside Carolina | College Basketball

Inside Carolina basketball analyst Rob Harrington and host Tommy Ashley discuss North Carolina's place in the ACC heading into the 2026-27 basketball season. Harrington and Ashley hit on the state of the league across college basketball, the unknown talents and new coaches in the conference trying to help get the once powerful conference back to the top of the nations power leagues.

Harrington offers his opinions on how the Tar Heels stack up in what he calls a 'top heavy league' and how the bottom teams serve to drag down the conference's standing when placed up against the SEC, BigTen and Big12. Finally, what are the reasonable expectations for Michael Malone's first season at Carolina and where can fans expect to see UNC in the standings come tournament time in late March 2027.

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