UNC’s First Weekend Fate: Triumph or Unexpected Exit?

UNC’s First Weekend Fate: Triumph or Unexpected Exit?

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Here is why UNC will — or won’t — survive the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

UNC will survive because …

Mar 18, 2026; Greenville, SC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Seth Trimble (7) during a press conference ahead of the first round of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
Mar 18, 2026; Greenville, SC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Seth Trimble (7) during a press conference ahead of the first round of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Home-court edge: UNC will be playing in Greenville, South Carolina, which is Tar Heel territory. Greenville is a 3 1/2-hour drive from Chapel Hill, an hour and a half from Charlotte and about an hour and 15 minutes from Asheville. Those are manageable trips for many North Carolina fans, so expect the arena to be Carolina blue when the Tar Heels are on the floor.

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