The Tar Heels lost to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, but have won eight of their past 10 games and are playing their best basketball of the season.

North Carolina was the last team to make the field as a surprise to many who projected the Tar Heels would miss the cut.

One of the biggest storylines about the Tar Heels making the tournament is that their athletic director, Bubba Cunningham, is the chairperson on the NCAA tournament selection committee. He explained after the bracket was released that he wasn't in the room when the decision was being made and that "all the polices and procedures were followed."

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Indiana gets screwed. Beat a No. 2 seed on the road, and a No. 4 seed. North Carolina beat ONLY UCLA (7-seed) on a neutral site. Xavier's best wins are over a 7-seed (Marquette) and 9-seed (Creighton). Texas has 15 losses. Make it make sense. #iubb

The Hoosiers (19-13) have no plans to play elsewhere this season after being one of the first four teams left out of the 68-team NCAA field revealed Sunday, along with 24-win Boise State, West Virginia and fellow Big Ten team Ohio State.