CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament South Regional, earning a top seed for a record 16th time and a seventh time in 14 seasons under head coach Roy Williams. The NCAA released its tournament bracket on Sunday evening. The Tar Heels will open play on Friday in Greenville, S.C., against No. 16 seed Texas Southern.
The winner will advance to Sunday's second-round game betwen No. 8 seed Arkansas and No. 9 seed Seton Hall in Greenville. UNC beat Arkansas in the second round in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2015.