North Carolina and San Diego State are set to get their NCAA Tournament runs started Tuesday night when the First Four tips off. This will be North Carolina's second straight NCAA Tournament appearance under Hubert Davis,

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.

Maybe it’s a sign that perhaps North Carolina should not be part of March Madness 2025. The Tar Heels arrived in Dayton on Monday more than two hours later than scheduled and missed their media availability when the NCAA’s charter flight did not pick the team up on time ahead of Tuesday’s First Four clash against San Diego State,