The Elite 8: Ranking the Top Basketball Teams in North Carolina

By Zack Smith | Nov 1, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 16: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils cuts down a piece of the net after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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LEXINGTON, KY – DECEMBER 01: Kyrin Galloway #14 of the UNC-Greensboro Spartans shoots the ball against Reid Travis #22 of the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on December 1, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

6. UNC-Greensboro Spartans (29-7)

Greensboro had a phenomenal season last year but failed to win their conference tournament. They nearly made the Big Dance as an at large, but ended up as a 1-seed in the NIT and lost in the second round to Lipscomb. The Spartans lose leading scorer Francis Alonso but do return their second-leading scorer and leader in steals in Isaiah Miller. They face a stiff test in their second game at third-ranked Kansas. They also play at Georgetown at the end of November and get NC State at home in December.

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