It is official: the North Carolina Tar Heels are the eighth seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament. They will face Marquette in the first round on Thursday, and the winner will move on to take on the winner of the Baylor vs. Norfolk State game. Other notable teams in the East region are UCLA, Saint Mary’s, Texas, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, and Purdue.
It has been quite a season for the Tar Heels in the first year of the Hubert Davis era. Back in November they went 3-0 before losing a tough game against Purdue, and then got ran out of the gym against Tennessee.