University of North Carolina Tar Heels
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| University | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
| Location | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 27 |
| Football stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center |
| Baseball stadium | Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Fetzer Field |
| Other arenas | William D. Carmichael Jr. Arena |
| Mascot | Rameses |
| Nickname | Tar Heels |
| Fight song |
I'm a Tar Heel Born Here Comes Carolina |
| Colors | Carolina Blue and White |
| Website | goheels |
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North Carolina for the purposes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789, and in 1795 it became the first state-supported university in the United States. Since the school fostered the oldest collegiate team in the Carolinas, the school took on the nickname "Carolina," especially in athletics. The Tar Heels are also referred to as North Carolina, UNC, or The Heels.
The mascot of the Tar Heels is Rameses, a Dorset Ram. It is represented as either a live Dorset sheep with its horns painted Carolina Blue, or as a costumed character performed by a volunteer from the student body, usually an undergraduate student associated with the cheer leading team.
Carolina has won 43 NCAA Division I team national championships in seven different sports, ninth all-time, and 52 individual national championships.
The baseball team has had recent success, reaching the championship series of the College World Series in 2006 and 2007 losing both times to Oregon State. They also appeared in the College World Series in 1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.
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