There was more good news for North Carolina as a No. 1 seed than merely being as far away as possible from Kansas in the bracket. When one of Roy Williams’ North Carolina teams has earned a spot atop a regional, the results have been spectacular.
As a No. 1 seed under Williams, North Carolina is 22-3 with two national championships and another trip to the Final Four. The Tar Heels have never lost before a regional final – and those numbers would almost certainly be even more impressive had the Tar Heels been healthier when they faced Kansas in 2012.