As the clock ticks toward Selection Sunday, the North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves in an unfamiliar position on the bubble. Despite their storied basketball legacy, UNC’s 22-13 record and underwhelming performance against top competition have left their March Madness hopes hanging by a thread.

UNC basketball is set to learn its March Madness fate. Here’s where the Tar Heels’ 2025 NCAA Tournament resume stands on Selection Sunday.

If the Longhorns make it, the Southeastern Conference could place 14 teams in the bracket — which would account for about 1 in 5 of all the March Madness spots and set a record. The old one for a single conference was 11, set by the Big East in 2011.