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2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
D1Baseball.comNo. 8
Record9–1–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryant Gaines (16th season)
  • Jesse Wierzbicki (10th season)
  • Scott Jackson (10th season)
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 17 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   9 0 0   1.000
No. 5 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   8 0 0   1.000
No. 15 Clemson ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   7 0 0   1.000
Virginia ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   6 1 0   .857
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   6 1 0   .857
No. 16 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   6 1 0   .857
No. 14 NC State ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   5 1 0   .833
No. 8 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   6 1 1   .813
Duke ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   7 2 0   .778
No. 21 Florida State ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   4 2 0   .667
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   4 2 0   .667
Boston College ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   4 3 0   .571
California  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   4 3 0   .571
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   4 4 0   .500
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   3 3 0   .500
Louisville ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   3 4 0   .429
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of February 23, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels will play their home games at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2] It will be Scott Forbes' 6th season as head coach of the Tar Heels.[3] The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous Season

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Last season, the team went 46-15 overall, and 18-11 in ACC Conference play. They were named ACC Champions for the first time since 2022 when they defeated the Clemson Tigers 14-4 in the last round at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.[4] The Tar Heels received an invite to the NCAA Tournament, where they were a number 3 seed.[5] They hosted the Chapel Hill Regional during the tournament, ultimately losing to the Arizona Wildcats.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]88*8
Baseball America[7]767
NCBWA[8]1298
D1Baseball[9]11108
Perfect Game181717

NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "UNC Baseball: There's no place like home (Boshamer Stadium)". Keeping It Heel. 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  3. ^ Rudner, Jacob (2026-01-19). "No. 7 North Carolina Baseball 2026 Preview: Strengths, Weaknesses & Projected Lineup". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  4. ^ Bulris, McKenzie (2025-05-25). "No. 3 UNC baseball rolls past No. 5 Clemson, 14-4, to win ACC championship". Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  5. ^ "College baseball 2026: Preseason top 25 and how to watch". ESPN.com. 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  6. ^ "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.
  7. ^ "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.
  8. ^ "NCBWA College Top 25". NCBWA.
  9. ^ "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.
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