| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1970–71 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 26–6 |
| Conf Record: | 11–3 |
| Head Coach: | Dean Smith |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bill Guthridge |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Arena: | Carmichael Auditorium |
| Champion: | NIT Champions ACC Regular Season Champions |
| Tourney: | NIT |
| Tourney Result: | Champions |
The 1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season.