UNC Basketball and the History of the Eight Seed

Posted Mar 17, 2021
Given North Carolina’s placement as an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament, it’s a great time to look the historical success of eight seeds as well as the Tar Heels’ success when seeded on that line. UNC and its first-round opponent, Wisconsin, previously have made the Final Four as eight seeds. Here are UNC’s previous three Tournament results as a No. 8. (All Tar Heels)

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