North Carolina is headed to the 2025 NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed and part of the First Four in Dayton after narrowly sneaking in following a disappointing season. Gaining admission to the Big Dance should alleviate some of the heartbreak the Tar Heels felt following a heartbreaking loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals.

North Carolina was very much on the NCAA tournament bubble last week and projected by many to miss the field when it fell short of the ACC championship game in a heartbreaking semifinal loss to Duke.

After Louisville received an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament, it appeared that North Carolina’s chances of making the tournament were officially over.

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Morgantown, WV – West Virginia will begin its quest for a national championship as a sixth-seed in the regional 2 in Birmingham of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as the Mountaineers meet either Washington or Columbia in second round in Chapel Hill,

The West Virginia University men’s basketball team will not play in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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