The Tar Heels lost to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, but have won eight of their past 10 games and are playing their best basketball of the season.

Here's what you need to know for the 2025 ACC tournament bracket, which will be played in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Madness brackets have been revealed. The men’s No. 1 seeds are Auburn, Houston, Duke and Florida. The women’s are UCLA, South Carolina, Southern California and Texas. The men’s First Four will be played in Dayton,

Duke, the No. 1 seed in the East region, is expecting to have star freshman Cooper Flagg for the NCAA Tournament beginning this week.

One of those bubble teams Sunday was the North Carolina Tar Heels, who earned a play-in spot in the East Region. UNC will take on San Diego State for a chance to earn a No. 11 see

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament journey is off to a chaotic start. North Carolina dealt with significant travel problems on Monday ahead of their First Four game in Dayton, Oh., according to Luke DeCock of The News & Observer.

Duke is the clear favorite, but Alabama is one of the best offensive teams in the nation and capable of returning to the Final Four.

In the wake of Flagg's absence, freshman Kon Knueppel took over. The Duke star posted 18 points, eight rebounds and three assists in the ACC final against Louisville. As Knueppel prepares for his first March Madness appearance, he took to social media, sharing some exciting NIL news.

Duke superstar freshman Cooper Flagg is "full steam ahead" to return on Friday for his team's opening NCAA Tournament game vs. the winner of the First Four matchup between No. 16 seeds Mount St. Mary's and American,