With the non-conference portion of the season concluded, the North Carolina Tar Heels have constructed a 12-1 record heading into ACC play. In fact, conference play opens up this week, with the Tar Heels hosting the Florida State Seminoles at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday night.
Obviously, North Carolina is not the only marquee team in the ACC that opens up its conference play this week. There are several games this week that affect the Tar Heels, and although the result of the games is not the end-all, be-all, there is certainly significance in specific matchups this week.
Let’s take a look at which games to keep an eye on as the first week of ACC competition progresses.
Louisville at California
It has been a strong start to the season for Louisville, which carries a 10-2 record into Tuesday’s conference opener at California. Meanwhile, the Golden Bears are 12-1 and are currently on a nine-game winning streak, which dates back to mid-November…