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Out of nine teams in the NCAA tournament, only UNC remains as ACC’s last hope at national title

GREENVILLE, S.C. — On Selection Sunday, John Swofford learned nine of his conference’s teams were in the NCAA tournament. They were spread across six different sites, so to catch them all he either needed a fast private jet or a good TV setup.

By Sunday night, all he needed to see the remaining ACC teams in the tournament was a ticket in Greenville.

Now the decision on where to go next weekend has been made for the ACC commissioner. It’s North Carolina in Memphis in the Sweet 16, and that’s it.

No. 1 seed North Carolina survived a scare against Arkansas Sunday night, but No.