No. 11 seed North Carolina made a statement on Tuesday in the First Four with a near record-setting 95-68 win over No. 11 seed San Diego State to advance to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite UNC's controversial inclusion in the tournament over other bubble teams like Indiana,

Madness officially tipped on Tuesday night and the NCAA Tournament has begun! With UNC Chapel Hill’s dominant victory over San Diego State in the First Four on Tuesday night, every North Carolina team that made it into the field of 68 is still in the bracket.

North Carolina men's basketball on Friday night cost itself a chance at an ACC championship—and potentially a ticket to the NCAA tournament. Once trailing rival Duke by 24 points, the Tar Heels stormed back in the second half and had a chance to take the lead with 4.