North Carolina’s season has been on an upward trajectory for over a month now - from fighting to make the ACC tournament to hosting a super regional. Its path featured winning its last three regular-season series, sweeping the tournament with a 4-0 record on way to an ACC title, earning a top-16 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. (Inside Carolina) Arkansas Prepares to Take On the “Razorbacks of the ACC” in Chapel Hill
UNC is traditionally one of the best programs of the 2000s with a very similar history to Arkansas. They’ve played in nine super regionals since.