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One of the biggest storylines about the Tar Heels making the tournament is that their athletic director, Bubba Cunningham, is the chairperson on the NCAA tournament selection committee. He explained after the bracket was released that he wasn't in the room when the decision was being made and that "all the polices and procedures were followed."

N.C. State fired head coach Kevin Keatts on March 9, a year removed from winning the ACC tournament and reaching the NCAA tournament Final Four. The Wolfpack slipped to 12-19 this season, finishing 5-15 in ACC play.

North Carolina State and Will Wade are in agreement on a deal that will make the McNeese coach the next head coach of the Wolfpack, ESPN reported Wednesday. The report comes one day before Wade is set to lead 12th-seeded McNeese into its NCAA Tournament first-round game against No.