It’s official: the #1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (27-7) will face the Wagner Seahawks (17-15) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seahawks pulled off a tough win over Howard after the Bison came back from being down 10 points in the final minutes of the game to almost send things into overtime. Now that the Seahawks have secured their first NCAA Tournament victory in school history, they will attempt to check another box: beating their first one-seed team in school history.
The stakes for the Tar Heels really need no explanation: the number one goal is to avoid losing to a 16-seed in the tournament, and the number two goal is to make their way to the Final Four.