March Madness arrives with a waiting game for the Tar Heels and Longhorns on Selection Sunday

Posted Mar 16, 2025
Most of the drama will revolve around the Tar Heels and Longhorns, who are on the bubble and saw their chances of making the field shrink thanks to Colorado State’s run through the Mountain West Conference tournament. UNC and Texas each won two games in their conference tournaments, and for about a day, they looked securely in. Now, they wait. (Associated Press)

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