CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina's schedule is loaded with challenging assignments across the final weeks of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season.
So if the No. 10 Tar Heels maintain first place in the league, they'll have earned it.
Next up, there's a much-anticipated matchup with No. 14 Virginia on Saturday night at the Smith Center.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams said he's aware of an attempt to create appealing late-season matchups and the Tar Heels just happen to be part of that mix on the ACC schedule. They lead the conference by one game with five to play.