Tobacco Road (rivalry)

Tobacco Road is a term used in college sports, mainly basketball, for the four rival universities of North Carolina that play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1] The term refers to the area's history as a major tobacco producer. The Tobacco Road teams represent the following universities:

For other uses, see Tobacco Road (disambiguation).
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Locations of the four universities in North Carolina.

North Carolina, Duke, and NC State lie in the Research Triangle and are separated by no more than 25 miles (40 km). Before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956, Wake Forest University was located in the town of Wake Forest within the Triangle region, to the northeast of Raleigh. The schools are historical and present powerhouses among college sports, especially basketball. The universities' proximity and membership in the ACC, coupled with their reputation for academic prestige and as hubs for research and innovation, has created a natural rivalry among students, fans, and alumni.

Basketball

Men's basketball

These four universities are also known in the state as the "Big Four" and competed in the Dixie Classic men's basketball tournament from 1949 to 1961, in which the four schools won all 13 tournaments played. They also played in the Big Four Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1971 to 1981. The Wake–Duke rivalry is the oldest basketball rivalry among the four schools in that it dates back to the 1905–06 season and was the first intercollegiate basketball game in North Carolina. The Wake-Duke rivalry is just ahead of the more well known UNC-Duke rivalry in terms of games played by two games. The rivalries between the four schools also account for six of the most frequently played men's basketball rivalries in the ACC. The four schools have a combined 13 men's national basketball championships (UNC has 7 (6 NCAA), Duke has 5, NC State has 2). The four schools also won 2 NIT titles (UNC won 1, and Wake won 1). In the men's tournament they have combined to have 11 runners-up (Duke has 6 and UNC has 5) and 39 Final Fours (UNC has 20, Duke has 16, NC State has 3, and Wake has 1). At least one Tobacco Road team has made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1974. Since the NCAA Tournament started in 1939, all four teams have missed the same tournament eleven times. The years in which none of the teams were in the tournament was 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1958, 1971, and 1973. All four teams have made the same tournament 4 times (1991, 2003, 2004, 2005). Prior to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, at least one of the teams had made the Sweet 16 since 1979. Aside from the ACC Tournament, the four schools have only played each other in the postseason three times, just once in the NCAA tournament. The first two times came in the NIT Tournament: Wake beat NC State in a semifinal game of the 2000 NIT Tournament and went on to win the tournament, and UNC beat Duke in a semifinal game of the 1971 NIT Tournament, also winning the tournament. The third time was UNC’s victory over Duke in the Final Four of the 2022 NCAA tournament. The four schools have combined to win 71 men's conference tournaments with 21 SoCon tournaments and 50 ACC tournaments (UNC won 26, Duke won 24, NC State won 17, and Wake Forest won 5). While in the Southern Conference they won or shared 17 SoCon regular season titles between the 1922–23 and 1952–53 seasons. They have also dominated ACC regular season play, having won or shared 52 regular season titles between them, including all but seven since the 1980–81 season.

Records (1949–2020)[2][3][4][5]
Team v. North Carolina v. NC State v. Duke v. Wake Forest Overall Record Winning %
North CarolinaN/A115–58100–86109–50324–194.625
NC State58–115N/A71–96103–73232–284.450
Duke86–10096–71N/A122–57304–228.571
Wake Forest50–10973–10357–122N/A180–334.350

Women's basketball

While the women's basketball teams have not been as successful, one team from the region has won the NCAA championship with North Carolina, who did so in 1994. They have reached the Final Four on three occasions, reaching in 1994, 2006, and 2007. They have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament nine times while winning the regular season title four times. Duke has made the NCAA Tournament Championship twice, losing in 1999 and 2006. They made the Final Four on four occasions (1999, 2002, 2003, 2006). They have won eight ACC tournament championships and twelve regular season titles. NC State has advanced to the Final Four once, doing so in 1998. They have won the ACC Tournament seven times and the regular season six times. Wake Forest has had the least amount of success, as they have only reached the NCAA Tournament on two occasions (1988, 2021). At least one of the four schools has made all but 10 of the 46 combined CIAW, AIAW, and NCAA tournaments since 1969, and all since 1980.

Football

Though the Tobacco Road rivalry predominantly relates to basketball, football between these programs is also competitive. As of the 2014 season, the four schools have combined to appear in 82 bowl games (Duke has 14, UNC has 33, NC State has 32, Wake has 13) and a 46–45–1 record in those games (Duke won 6, UNC won 14, NC State won 17, Wake won 9). They have also shared or won outright a combined 32 conference championships (20 ACC and 12 SoCon). As of the 2015 game, NC State is the only school out of the four to not appear in the ACC Championship Game since the ACC went to a divisional format in 2005. The format divided the four schools in which Wake Forest and NC State were put in the Atlantic Division, while Duke and UNC were put in the Coastal Division. Wake Forest and Duke are "permanent cross-division" rivals, meaning that they play every year regardless of division. The same can be said about UNC and NC State. The Wake–UNC game, as well as the Duke–NC State game, is played two of every twelve years, excluding additional matchups played as non-conference games. In football, the four schools have produced 5 players and no coaches in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They have also produced 15 players and 6 coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame. The oldest of the football rivalries between the four schools belongs to the UNC-Wake rivalry, which dates back to October 10, 1888 and was the first intercollegiate football game in North Carolina.

North Carolina victories NC State victories Duke victories Wake Forest victories
YearWinnerSummaryUNC vs. NCSUUNC vs. DukeUNC vs. WFNCSU vs. DukeNCSU vs. WFDuke vs. WF
1924 Wake Forest WF 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 0–3 UNC 10–0 UNC 6–0 WF 7–6 NCSU 14–0 WF 12–0 WF 32–0
1925 Split UNC, NCSU, WF UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 UNC 17–0 UNC 41–0 WF 6–0 NCSU 13–0 NCSU 6–0 WF 21–3
1926 Split UNC, NCSU, WF UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 UNC 12–0 UNC 6–0 WF 13–0 NCSU 26–19 NCSU 7–3 WF 21–0
1927 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 19–6 UNC 18–0 WF 9–8 NCSU 20–18 NCSU 30–7 Duke 32–6
1928 North Carolina UNC 2–0–1, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–1–1, WF 0–3 Tie 6–6 UNC 14–7 UNC 65–0 Duke 19–12 NCSU 37–0 Duke 38–0
1929 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 32–0 UNC 48–7 UNC 48–0 Duke 14–12 NCSU 8–6 Duke 20–0
1930 North Carolina UNC 2–0–1, Duke 1–0–2, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 13–6 Tie 0–0 UNC 13–7 Duke 18–0 WF 7–0 Tie 13–13
1931 North Carolina UNC 2–0–1, Duke 1–1–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 1–2 UNC 18–15 Tie 0–0 UNC 37–0 NCSU 14–0 WF 6–0 Duke 28–0
1932 Duke Duke 2–1, UNC 1–1–1, NCSU 1–1–1, WF 0–1–2 UNC 13–0 Duke 7–0 Tie 0–0 NCSU 6–0 Tie 0–0 Duke 9–0
1933 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 0–2–1, WF 0–2–1 UNC 6–0 Duke 21–0 UNC 26–0 Duke 7–0 Tie 0–0 Duke 22–0
1934 North Carolina UNC 2–0–1, Duke 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–2–1 Tie 7–7 UNC 7–0 UNC 21–0 Duke 32–0 WF 13–12 Duke 28–7
1935 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 35–6 Duke 25–0 UNC 14–0 Duke 7–0 NCSU 21–6 Duke 26–7
1936 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 21–6 Duke 27–7 UNC 14–7 Duke 13–0 WF 9–0 Duke 20–0
1937 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 20–0 UNC 14–6 UNC 28–0 Duke 20–7 NCSU 20–0 Duke 67–0
1938 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 21–0 Duke 14–0 UNC 14–6 Duke 7–0 NCSU 19–7 Duke 7–0
1939 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 17–0 Duke 13–3 UNC 36–6 Duke 28–0 WF 32–0 Duke 6–0
1940 Split UNC, Duke, WF UNC 2–1, Duke 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 0–3 UNC 13–7 UNC 6–3 WF 12–0 Duke 42–6 WF 20–14 Duke 23–0
1941 Duke Duke 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, UNC 0–3 NCSU 13–7 Duke 20–0 WF 13–0 Duke 55–6 WF 7–0 Duke 43–14
1942 Split UNC, NCSU, Duke, WF UNC 1–1–1, NCSU 1–1–1, Duke 1–1–1, WF 1–1–1 NCSU 21–14 Tie 13–13 UNC 6–0 Duke 47–0 Tie 0–0 WF 20–7
1943 Duke* Duke 2–0, WF 1–0, UNC 1–1, NCSU 0–2 UNC 27–13 Duke 14–7 No Contest Duke 75–0 WF 54–6 No Contest
1944 Duke†* Duke 2–0, WF 2–0, NCSU 0–1, UNC 0–2 No Contest Duke 14–7 WF 33–0 No Contest WF 21–7 Duke 43–0
1945 Duke* Duke 3–0, WF 2–1, UNC 0–2, NCSU 0–2 No Contest Duke 14–7 WF 14–13 Duke 26–13 WF 19–18 Duke 26–19
1946 Split UNC, NCSU* UNC 2–0, NCSU 2–0, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 No Contest UNC 22–7 UNC 26–14 NCSU 13–6 NCSU 14–6 Duke 13–0
1947 North Carolina† UNC 2–1, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 41–6 UNC 21–0 WF 19–7 Duke 7–0 NCSU 20–0 Duke 13–6
1948 North Carolina UNC 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 0–2–1, Duke 0–2–1 UNC 14–0 UNC 20–0 UNC 28–6 Tie 0–0 WF 34–13 WF 27–20
1949 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 26–6 UNC 21–20 UNC 28–14 Duke 14–13 NCSU 27–14 WF 27–7
1950 Wake Forest WF 2–0–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–2–1 UNC 13–7 Duke 7–0 WF 13–7 Duke 7–0 Tie 6–6 WF 13–7
1951 Wake Forest WF 3–0, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 21–0 Duke 19–7 WF 39–7 Duke 27–21 WF 21–6 WF 19–13
1952 Duke* Duke 3–0, WF 2–1, UNC 0–2, NCSU 0–2 No Contest Duke 34–0 WF 9–7 Duke 57–0 WF 21–16 Duke 14–7
1953 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 29–7 Duke 35–20 UNC 18–13 Duke 31–0 WF 20–7 Duke 19–0
1954 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 20–6 Duke 47–12 UNC 14–7 Duke 21–7 WF 26–0 Duke 28–21
1955 Duke Duke 3–0, WF 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, NCSU 0–2–1 UNC 25–18 Duke 6–0 WF 25–0 Duke 33–7 Tie 13–13 Duke 14–0
1956 Duke Duke 3–0, WF 1–1–1, NCSU 1–2, UNC 0–2–1, NCSU 26–6 Duke 21–6 Tie 6–6 Duke 42–0 WF 13–0 Duke 26–0
1957 NC State NCSU 2–0–1, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–1–1, WF 0–3 NCSU 7–0 UNC 21–13 UNC 14–7 Tie 14–14 NCSU 19–0 Duke 34–7
1958 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 21–14 Duke 7–6 UNC 26–7 Duke 20–13 WF 13–7 Duke 29–0
1959 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, WF 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 20–12 UNC 50–0 UNC 21–19 Duke 17–15 WF 17–14 Duke 27–15
1960 Duke† NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 3–0 UNC 7–6 WF 13–12 Duke 17–13 NCSU 14–12 Duke 34–7
1961 Duke Duke 3–0, UNC 1–2, NCSU 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 27–22 Duke 6–3 WF 17–14 Duke 17–6 NCSU 7–0 Duke 23–3
1962 Duke Duke 3–0, NCSU 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 0–3 NCSU 27–22 Duke 16–14 UNC 23–14 Duke 21–14 NCSU 27–3 Duke 50–0
1963 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 31–10 UNC 16–14 UNC 21–0 NCSU 21–7 NCSU 42–0 Duke 39–7
1964 North Carolina† UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 NCSU 14–13 UNC 21–15 UNC 23–0 Duke 35–3 WF 27–13 WF 20–7
1965 NC State† NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 10–7 Duke 34–7 WF 12–10 NCSU 21–0 NCSU 13–11 Duke 40–7
1966 NC State* NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–1, WF 1–1, UNC 1–2 UNC 10–7 Duke 41–25 WF 3–0 NCSU 33–7 NCSU 15–12 No Contest
1967 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 13–7 UNC 20–9 WF 20–10 NCSU 28–7 NCSU 24–7 Duke 31–13
1968 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 38–6 UNC 25–14 WF 48–31 NCSU 17–15 NCSU 10–6 Duke 18–3
1969 Duke Duke 2–0–1, NCSU 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, WF 1–2 NCSU 10–3 Duke 17–13 UNC 23–3 Tie 25–25 WF 22–21 Duke 27–20
1970 Wake Forest Wake 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 19–0 UNC 59–34 WF 14–13 Duke 22–6 WF 16–13 WF 28–14
1971 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 27–7 UNC 38–0 UNC 7–3 Duke 41–13 NCSU 21–14 WF 23–7
1972 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 UNC 34–33 UNC 14–0 UNC 21–0 NCSU 17–0 NCSU 42–13 WF 9–7
1973 NC State NCSU 3–0, Duke 1–1–1, UNC 1–2, WF 0–2–1 NCSU 28–26 Duke 27–10 UNC 42–0 NCSU 21–3 NCSU 52–13 Tie 7–7
1974 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 33–14 UNC 14–13 UNC 31–0 NCSU 35–21 NCSU 33–15 Duke 23–7
1975 Wake Forest WF 2–1, Duke 1–0–2, NCSU 1–1–1, UNC 0–2–1 NCSU 21–20 Tie 17–17 WF 21–9 Tie 21–21 WF 30–22 Duke 42–14
1976 North Carolina† UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 NCSU 21–13 UNC 39–38 UNC 34–14 Duke 28–14 WF 20–18 WF 38–17
1977 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 27–14 UNC 16–3 UNC 24–3 NCSU 37–32 NCSU 41–14 Duke 38–14
1978 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 NCSU 34–7 UNC 16–15 UNC 34–29 NCSU 24–10 NCSU 34–10 Duke 3–0
1979 Split UNC, NCSU, WF UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 UNC 35–21 UNC 37–16 WF 24–19 NCSU 28–7 NCSU 17–14 WF 17–14
1980 North Carolina UNC 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 0–3 UNC 28–8 UNC 44–21 UNC 27–9 NCSU 38–21 WF 27–7 WF 27–24
1981 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 21–10 UNC 31–10 UNC 48–10 Duke 17–7 NCSU 28–3 Duke 31–10
1982 Split UNC, NCSU, Duke UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, Duke 2–1, WF 0–3 UNC 41–9 Duke 23–17 UNC 24–7 NCSU 21–16 NCSU 30–0 Duke 46–26
1983 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 42–14 UNC 34–27 UNC 30–10 Duke 27–26 NCSU 38–15 Duke 31–21
1984 Wake Forest WF 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, NCSU 0–3 UNC 28–21 UNC 17–15 WF 14–3 Duke 16–13 WF 24–15 WF 20–16
1985 Duke† UNC 2–1, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 1–2 UNC 21–14 Duke 23–21 UNC 34–14 Duke 31–19 NCSU 20–17 WF 27–7
1986 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 NCSU 35–34 UNC 42–35 UNC 40–30 NCSU 29–15 NCSU 42–38 Duke 38–36
1987 Wake Forest WF 3–0, UNC 1–2, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 UNC 17–14 Duke 25–10 WF 22–14 NCSU 47–45 WF 21–3 WF 30–27
1988 NC State NCSU 2–0–1, WF 2–1, Duke 1–1–1, UNC 0–3 NCSU 48–3 Duke 35–29 WF 42–24 Tie 43–43 NCSU 14–6 WF 35–16
1989 Duke Duke 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, UNC 0–3 NCSU 40–6 Duke 41–0 WF 17–16 Duke 35–26 NCSU 27–17 Duke 52–35
1990 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 NCSU 12–9 UNC 24–22 UNC 31–24 NCSU 16–0 NCSU 20–15 Duke 57–20
1991 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 NCSU 24–7 UNC 47–14 UNC 24–10 NCSU 32–31 NCSU 30–3 WF 31–14
1992 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 NCSU 27–20 UNC 31–28 UNC 35–17 NCSU 45–27 NCSU 42–14 WF 28–14
1993 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 35–14 UNC 38–24 UNC 45–35 Duke 21–20 NCSU 34–16 Duke 21–13
1994 North Carolina UNC 3–0, Duke 2–1, NCSU 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 31–17 UNC 41–40 UNC 50–0 NCSU 24–23 NCSU 31–3 Duke 51–26
1995 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 30–28 UNC 28–24 UNC 31–7 NCSU 24–23 NCSU 41–38 Duke 42–26
1996 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 UNC 52–20 UNC 27–10 UNC 45–6 NCSU 44–22 NCSU 37–22 WF 17–16
1997 North Carolina UNC 3–0, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 0–3 UNC 20–7 UNC 50–14 UNC 30–12 NCSU 45–14 WF 19–18 WF 38–24
1998 North Carolina UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 1–2, WF 0–3 UNC 37–34 UNC 28–6 UNC 38–31 NCSU 27–24 NCSU 38–27 Duke 19–16
1999 Wake Forest† UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 UNC 10–6 UNC 38–0 WF 19–3 NCSU 31–24 WF 31–7 Duke 48–35
2000 NC State NCSU 3–0, UNC 2–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–3 NCSU 38–20 UNC 59–21 UNC 35–14 NCSU 35–31 NCSU 32–14 WF 28–26
2001 Split UNC, NCSU, WF UNC 2–1, NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, Duke 0–3 UNC 17–9 UNC 52–17 WF 32–31 NCSU 55–31 NCSU 17–14 WF 42–35
2002 NC State NCSU 3–0, WF 2–1, UNC 1–2, Duke 0–3 NCSU 34–17 UNC 23–21 WF 31–0 NCSU 24–22 NCSU 32–13 WF 36–10
2003 Wake Forest† NCSU 2–1, WF 2–1, UNC 1–2, Duke 1–2 NCSU 47–34 Duke 30–22 UNC 42–34 NCSU 28–21 WF 38–24 WF 42–13
2004 North Carolina* UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–1, WF 1–2, Duke 0–2 UNC 30–24 UNC 40–17 UNC 31–24 No Contest NCSU 27–21OT WF 34–22
2005 Split UNC, WF* UNC 2–0, WF 2–0, NCSU 0–2, Duke 0–2 UNC 31–24 UNC 24–21 No Contest No Contest WF 27–19 WF 44–6
2006 Wake Forest* WF 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 0–2, Duke 0–2 UNC 23–9 UNC 45–44 WF 24–17 No Contest WF 25–23 WF 14–13
2007 Wake Forest* WF 3–0, NCSU 1–1, UNC 1–2, Duke 0–2 NCSU 31–27 UNC 20–14 WF 37–10 No Contest WF 38–18 WF 41–36
2008 NC State* NCSU 3–0, UNC 1–1, WF 1–1, Duke 0–3 NCSU 41–10 UNC 28–20 No Contest NCSU 27–17 NCSU 21–17 WF 33–30
2009 Wake Forest* WF 2–0, UNC 1–1, NCSU 1–2, Duke 1–2 NCSU 29–27 UNC 19–6 No Contest Duke 49–28 WF 30–24 WF 45–34
2010 NC State* NCSU 2–0, UNC 1–1, WF 1–1, Duke 0–2 NCSU 29–25 UNC 24–19 No Contest No Contest NCSU 38–3 WF 54–48
2011 North Carolina†* UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–1, Duke 0–2 NCSU 13–0 UNC 37–21 UNC 49–24 No Contest WF 34–27 WF 24–23
2012 Duke* Duke 2–0, NCSU 1–1, WF 1–2, UNC 1–2 UNC 43–35 Duke 33–30 WF 28–27 No Contest NCSU 37–6 Duke 34–27
2013 Duke* Duke 3–0, UNC 1–1, WF 1–1, NCSU 0–3 UNC 27–19 Duke 27–25 No Contest Duke 38–20 WF 28–13 Duke 28–21
2014 NC State* NCSU 2–0, Duke 1–1, UNC 1–1, WF 0–2 NCSU 35–7 UNC 45–20 No Contest No Contest NCSU 42–13 Duke 41–21
2015 North Carolina* UNC 3–0, NCSU 1–1, Duke 1–1, WF 0–3 UNC 45–35 UNC 66–33 UNC 50–14 No Contest NCSU 35–17 Duke 27–21
2016 NC State* NCSU 2–0, WF 1–1, Duke 1–1, UNC 0–2 NCSU 28–21 Duke 28–27 No Contest No Contest NCSU 33–16 WF 24–14
2017 Duke* Duke 2–0, NCSU 1–1, WF 1–1, UNC 0–2 NCSU 34–28OT Duke 27–17 No Contest No Contest WF 27–23 Duke 31–23
2018 Wake Forest* WF 2–0, NCSU 1–1, Duke 1–1, UNC 0–2 NCSU 33–21 Duke 45–35 No Contest No Contest WF 30–24 WF 59–7
2019 Wake Forest* WF 3–0, UNC 2–1, NCSU 0–2, Duke 0–2 UNC 41–10 UNC 20–17 WF 24–18 No Contest WF 44–10 WF 39–27
2020 North Carolina* UNC 3–0, NCSU 2–1, Duke 0–2, WF 0–2 UNC 48–21 UNC 56–24 UNC 59–53* NCSU 31–20 NCSU 45–42 Canceled[6]
2021 North Carolina†* UNC 2–1, WF 2–1, NCSU 1–1, Duke 0–2 NCSU 34–30 UNC 38–7 UNC 58–55 No Contest WF 45–42 WF 45–7
2022 NC State* NCSU 2–0, UNC 2–1, Duke 1–1, WF 1–2 NCSU 30–272OT UNC 38–35 UNC 58–55 No Contest NCSU 30–21 Duke 34–31
2023 TBD TBD November 25, 2023 November 11, 2023 No Contest Duke 24–3 November 11, 2023 November 2, 2023

† indicates tiebreakers are determined by who won head-to-head matchup. With no trophy, it is possible to split the title 3 or 4 ways


* Indicates years where not all contests were held

  • The 2020 UNC-Wake Forest Game did not count as an ACC Conference Win
Records
Team Championships Championship Years Shared Champs Shared Champs Years
North Carolina31 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1947†, 1948, 1949, 1959, 1963, 1964†, 1971, 1972, 1976†, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004*, 2011†*, 2015*, 2020, 2021†*9 1925, 1926, 1940, 1942, 1946*, 1979, 1982, 2001, 2005*
Duke25 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1943*, 1944†*, 1945*, 1952*, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960†, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1985†, 1989, 2012*, 2013*, 2017*3 1940, 1942, 1982
NC State20 1927, 1957, 1965†, 1966*, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2008*, 2010*, 2014*, 2016*, 2022*7 1925, 1926, 1942, 1946*, 1979, 1982, 2001
Wake Forest14 1924, 1950, 1951, 1970, 1975, 1984, 1987, 1999†, 2003†, 2006*, 2007*, 2009*, 2018*, 2019*7 1925, 1926, 1940, 1942, 1979, 2001, 2005*

Baseball

In baseball, the four schools won a combined 15 ACC Baseball Tournaments (UNC won 6, NC State and Wake won 4, Duke won 1). In the College World Series, Wake Forest held the only national championship of any ACC school while a member of the ACC in 1955 until Virginia won it in 2015. Other schools have national championships, but all came before joining the ACC, or since leaving the ACC in the case of South Carolina. Wake was the runner-up in 1949, while UNC was the runner-up in 2006 and 2007.

Soccer

In men's soccer, the four schools have won a combined four national titles (UNC has 2, Wake has 1, Duke has 1), three NCAA runners-up (Duke with 2, UNC with 1), 11 ACC Tournament titles, and won or shared 7 ACC regular season titles. Women's soccer has produced much more success among the four schools. On the national level, they have combined for 21 national championships (UNC won all 21), six NCAA runners-up (UNC with 3, Duke with 2, NC State with 1). Tobacco Road teams have won 22 ACC tournaments since its inception in 1987. The years not won by a Tobacco Road team are 1987, 2004, 2011, 2012, and 2013. They have also won or shared 20 ACC regular season titles since 1987. UNC's 21 national titles in women's soccer are the most among Division 1 schools.

Lacrosse

Only Duke and North Carolina currently compete in men's and women's lacrosse, though NC State had a program in the 1970s and 1980s. The current two Tobacco Road competitors have had a significant presence on the national stage, as the Blue Devils have won three national titles (2010, 2013, 2014), while the Tar Heels lay claim to five (1981, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2016).[7] Duke and North Carolina have met 75 times, with UNC leading the rivalry 42–33 through 2020. However, Duke leads the ACC and NCAA postseason series by records of 9–4 and 4–0 respectively. For further information, see Duke–North Carolina lacrosse rivalry.

Overall team national championships

As of 2020, the four schools have combined to win 73 NCAA team national championships in both men's and women's sports.

See also

References
  1. Alwyn Featherston (2006). Tobacco Road: Duke, Carolina, N.C. State, Wake Forest, and the History of the Most Intense Backyard Rivalries in Sports. Lyons Press. p. vii. ISBN 978-1-59228-915-8. ...in a renewal of four-way rivalry that has made Tobacco Road famous far beyond the bounds of North Carolina or the ACC.
  2. "UNC Tar Heels Head-to-Head Results".
  3. "NC State Wolfpack Head-to-Head Results".
  4. "Duke Blue Devils Head-to-Head Results".
  5. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Head-to-Head Results".
  6. Wiseman, Steve (17 November 2020). "COVID-19 cancels Duke vs. Wake Forest football game". The News & Observer. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. "DI Men's Lacrosse Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
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