North Carolina is headed to the 2025 NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed and part of the First Four in Dayton after narrowly sneaking in following a disappointing season. Gaining admission to the Big Dance should alleviate some of the heartbreak the Tar Heels felt following a heartbreaking loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals.

North Carolina was among the "last four" into the NCAA Tournament despite going 1-12 vs. the top competition on their schedule.

Let's take a look at why West Virginia is on the outside looking in, and what the selection committee had to say about the decision. SN's MARCH MADNESS HQ: Live NCAA bracket \| TV

Morgantown, WV – West Virginia will begin its quest for a national championship as a sixth-seed in the regional 2 in Birmingham of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as the Mountaineers meet either Washington or Columbia in second round in Chapel Hill,

The West Virginia University men’s basketball team will not play in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The team with the highest NET ranking left out was Ohio State at 41. The Buckeyes had a KenPom ranking of 39 — extraordinarily high for a team that did not make the tournament, but just a 17-15 overall record. How many teams from state of Alabama will make 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament? Mar. 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m.