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Duke-North Carolina Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 49/100
- Overtime
- 2
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 104
- Series record
- Duke 37-63-4 North Carolina
- Tracked years
- 1888-2024
- Trophy
- Victory Bell
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
12 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1960Week 11
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 6, North Carolina 7
Winner: North Carolina
No. 11 Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1943Week 6
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 7, Duke 14
Winner: Duke
Unranked North Carolina vs. No. 7 Duke · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1938Week 7
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 14, North Carolina 0
Winner: Duke
No. 3 Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 14-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1976Week 12
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 38, North Carolina 39
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Duke vs. No. 19 North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1957Week 11
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 21, Duke 13
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. No. 16 Duke · 8-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1992Week 13
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 31, Duke 28
Winner: North Carolina
No. 21 North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 3-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1994Week 13
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 41, Duke 40
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. No. 24 Duke · 1-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1975Week 12
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 17, North Carolina 17
Result: Tie
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1942Week 10
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 13, Duke 13
Result: Tie
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1931Week 11
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 0, North Carolina 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1930Week 13
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 0, Duke 0
Result: Tie
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1993Week 14
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 24, North Carolina 38
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Duke vs. No. 13 North Carolina · 14-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1978Week 13
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 15, North Carolina 16
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1974Week 12
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 13, North Carolina 14
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1958Week 11
Duke at North Carolina
Duke 7, North Carolina 6
Winner: Duke
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1949Week 11
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 21, Duke 20
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1977Week 12
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 16, Duke 3
Winner: North Carolina
No. 15 North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 13-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2002Week 14
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 23, Duke 21
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1990Week 13
North Carolina at Duke
North Carolina 24, Duke 22
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Duke · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.