MBB Earns No. 6 Seed In South Region & Will Meet VCU Thursday
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the No. 6 seed in the South Region in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Carolina (24-8) will play No. 11 VCU on Thursday, March 19, in Greenville, S.C.
The Rams are 27-7 and have won 16 of their last 17 games, including a three-game sweep of Duquesne, Saint Joseph’s and Dayton to win the A-10 title this weekend in Pittsburgh.
This is Carolina’s 55th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the second most all-time. It is the fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons under head coach Hubert Davis, who has led the Tar Heels to an 8-3 record in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels have won six NCAA Tournament championships, played in a record 21 Final Fours and won 134 NCAA Tournament games, the second-most all-time.
Carolina and VCU will be playing for the first time in men’s basketball. The winner will play the winner of No. 3 Illinois and No. 14 Penn on Saturday, March 21, also in Greenville.
The Tar Heels began their run to the 2017 NCAA championship in Greenville with first- and second-round wins over Texas Southern and Arkansas.
Carolina has played 13 games this season against teams that are in the 68-team NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels went 7-6, splitting a pair of games against Clemson and Duke; beating Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State and Virginia; and losing to Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, NC State and SMU.
Carolina (24-8) will play No. 11 VCU on Thursday, March 19, in Greenville, S.C.
The Rams are 27-7 and have won 16 of their last 17 games, including a three-game sweep of Duquesne, Saint Joseph’s and Dayton to win the A-10 title this weekend in Pittsburgh.
This is Carolina’s 55th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the second most all-time. It is the fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons under head coach Hubert Davis, who has led the Tar Heels to an 8-3 record in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels have won six NCAA Tournament championships, played in a record 21 Final Fours and won 134 NCAA Tournament games, the second-most all-time.
Carolina and VCU will be playing for the first time in men’s basketball. The winner will play the winner of No. 3 Illinois and No. 14 Penn on Saturday, March 21, also in Greenville.
The Tar Heels began their run to the 2017 NCAA championship in Greenville with first- and second-round wins over Texas Southern and Arkansas.
Carolina has played 13 games this season against teams that are in the 68-team NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels went 7-6, splitting a pair of games against Clemson and Duke; beating Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State and Virginia; and losing to Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, NC State and SMU.
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— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) March 15, 2026
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