How UNC fared as a 6th seed or lower in the NCAA Tournament in the past
UNC is used to top billing in March, but this year’s Tar Heels enter as a No. 6 seed. Here’s how they’ve fared when seeded sixth or lower.
Throughout North Carolina’s illustrious basketball history, the program has been known as one of college basketball’s blue bloods. The Tar Heels are usually near the top of the sport, and when the NCAA Tournament arrives, they are often one of the top seeds. The NCAA began seeding all 40 teams from 1 to 10 in 1979, before the field expanded to 64 teams and eventually to the current 1-through-16 format.
Entering the 47th year of a seeded tournament, North Carolina is the No. 6 seed in the South Region. It is only the ninth time in program history that the Tar Heels have been a No.
6 seed or lower. Here’s a look at how UNC has fared each year it was a No. 6 seed or lower.
1990: No. 8 seed, Midwest Region Beat No. 9 seed Southwest Missouri State (Now Missouri State) 83-63 in First Round Upset No.