UNC basketball is a No. 6 seed in the South Region of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament. The sixth-seeded Tar Heels (24-8) will tip off against No. 11 VCU (27-7) on Thursday, March 19, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. UNC earned wins over Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Virginia in the regular season, but the Tar Heels will be without freshman star Caleb Wilson, who is out after season-ending surgery for a right-thumb injury. Carolina has a 5-3 record without Wilson, but it carries a two-game losing streak into March Madness. Here are two reasons why the...
