Raleigh, N.C. — The NCAA Event is right here and Tobacco Street has a number of groups dancing once more.
The NCAA choice committee introduced first-round matchups for the lads’s event on Sunday evening.
This is the place, when and who Triangle groups will likely be taking part in as event play begins. The video games will likely be performed on CBS, truTV, TNT and TBS.
UNC heads to Charlotte Thursday
North Carolina earned a No. 1 seed within the West area after successful the ACC common season title and incomes the No. 1 seed on the ACC Event. UNC held a high 10 rating for a lot of the season and can be capable to keep near residence for the primary two video games.
The Tar Heels (27-7) will tackle the winner of the play-in recreation between Howard and Wagner on Thursday at Spectrum Heart in Charlotte at 2:45 p.m. on CBS. Ought to the Tar Heels win that recreation, they may then play the winner of Mississippi State and Michigan State within the 8/9 matchup Saturday.
It is the primary time UNC has been a No. 1 seed since 2019.
The No. 2 seed within the West is Arizona, the place former UNC guard Caleb Love has averaged a career-high 18.1 factors per recreation and was picked first-team All-Pac-12.
NC State again within the Metal Metropolis Thursday
The Wolfpack (22-14) discover themselves on the focal point after a memorable run of 5 wins in 5 days by means of the ACC Event, changing into the primary double-digit seed to win the event.
NC State earned an 11 seed within the South area and will face sixth-seeded Texas Tech (23-10) in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 21, at 9:40 p.m at PPG Paints Enviornment on CBS. The winner of that recreation will face the winner of (3) Kentucky and (14) Oakland on Saturday.
State traveled to Pittsburgh for the 2015 NCAA Event, the place the Wolfpack beat LSU 66-65 on a buzzer-beater and shocked top-seeded Villanova 71-68 within the spherical of 32.
Duke goes to Brooklyn Friday
Duke (24-8) earned a No. 4 seed within the South area and will face No. 13 seed Vermont (28-6) on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn on Friday, March 22 at 7:10 p.m. on CBS. Vermont received the America East Convention. If Duke wins, the Blue Devils will play the winner of (5) Wisconsin and (12) James Madison on Sunday.
The Blue Devils are coming off a loss to NC State within the ACC quarterfinal. Duke earned the No. 2 seed and a double bye for the ACC Event.
It is the primary journey to the Barclays Heart for Duke for the reason that 2022 ACC Event, the place the Blue Devils fell to Virginia Tech 82-67 within the remaining. Duke received the 2017 ACC Event at Barclays Heart.
UConn, Houston, UNC and Purdue are all No. 1 seeds. The ACC had 5 groups attain the event, with Virginia and Clemson additionally incomes bids. The Massive 12 and SEC every had eight groups chosen and Massive Ten and Mountain West conferences completed with six alternatives every.