The Tar Heels’ 1-12 record in Quadrant 1 games proved not to be a fatal flaw as North Carolina will face San Diego State in Dayton.

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.

Here's how social media is reacting to UNC basketball sneaking into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday as a First Four team:

The Tar Heels got into the field as a 12 seed and will be in the First Four game and will face off against San Diego State on Wednesday night. It's a shocking result to some as the Tar Heels were firmly on the bubble going into Selection Sunday and a lot of mock brackets had the Tar Heels as one of the first four teams out.

UNC basketball was the last team in the 2025 NCAA Tournament field. After the Selection Show, a member of the selection committee explained why.