Where the selection committee stumbled a bit: selecting North Carolina over more deserving teams like West Virginia. The Tar Heels snared the final at-large spot in the field despite going 1-12 in Quadrant 1 games and only defeating one at-large-caliber NCAA tournament team.

After losing their final three games of the regular season, they responded with wins over No. 20 Purdue and No. 11 Maryland to reach the conference title game, putting them in position to likely earn between a No. 3 and No. 5 seed, according to ESPN and CBS Sports’ bracketology.