North Carolina Tar Heels
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| University | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Conference | ACC |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
| Location | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 28 |
| Football stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center (men) Carmichael Arena (women) |
| Baseball stadium | Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Dorrance Field |
| Other venues | 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 (also Carolina Tar Heels) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent 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. 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 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 cheerleading team.
Carolina has won 52 NCAA Division I team national championships in eight different sports, seventh all-time, and 52 individual national championships.