INDIANAPOLIS – North Carolina received an at-large bid for the 2017 NCAA Tournament and will travel to Oxford, Mississippi, on May 19-21 for NCAA Regionals. Ole Miss receives the No. 12 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and will play host to Arizona State and Southern Illinois in addition to the Heels. UNC will open the double-elimination weekend on Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m. against Arizona State live on ESPN.
UNC receives its 14th berth to the NCAA Tournament and third straight. Carolina (38-19) finished in a tie for third in the ACC regular-season standings and advanced to the ACC Championship game on Saturday, where it fell 4-3 to top-seeded No.