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Winning at least 20 consecutive games has a rather strong correlation with Final Four participation for ACC squads. At least it did when the ACC regularly sent teams to the Final Four, a habit that paused - temporarily, we trust -- in 2010 with Duke's NCAA title.
Sixteen ACC programs have posted at least 20 straight wins since 1954. Of those streaks, 12 involved or resulted in a Final Four.
Nearly half of the streaks (7) include national championship seasons - UNC in 1957, N.C. State in 1974 (the '73 Wolfpack were undefeated, but on probation and barred from appearing in the NCAAs or NIT), Duke in 1991, 1992, and 2001, and Duke starting in 2010 and continuing into 2011.
| STRAIGHT MEN Most Wins in a Row in ACC History (Dash Between Years Indicates Continued From One Season To The Next, Postseason Included) |
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| Wins | Team | Season(s) |
| 37 | North Carolina | 1957-58$F |
| 36 | N.C. State | 1974-75F |
| 32 | Duke | 1999F |
| 29 | N.C. State | 1973-74#F |
| 28 | Virginia | 1980-81%F |
| 25 | Syracuse | 2014 |
| 25 | Duke | 2010, 11F |
| 23 | Duke | 1992-93F |
| 23 | Duke | 1991-92F |
| 23 | N.C. State | 1955-56 |
| 22 | Duke | 2001-02F |
| 21 | Duke | 1986F |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1986 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1984 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1968F |
| 20 | Duke | 1963F |
| F Final Four appearance included. $ Includes 32-0 record and NCAA title in 1957. # Includes 27-0 record in 1973. % Includes 1980 NIT championship. |
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