Fans of North Carolina did not hide their anger after the team suffered a painful loss to VCU in the NCAA Tournament.

The North Carolina Tar Heels play the VCU Rams in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Follow live updates, scores ...

A 19-point lead vanished as the Tar Heels unraveled late, capping a season that fell far short of towering expectations.

North Carolina looked like a bit of a long shot to serve as a host in the NCAA Tournament when the regular season wound down.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — North Carolina went from rolling to a 19-point lead to struggling to make a shot, watching that margin whittled away by a VCU team that refused to quit. Just like that, the Tar ...

Western Illinois Leathernecks (26-5, 18-4 OVC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (26-7, 15-5 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -26.5; over/under is ...

My VCU vs. North Carolina predictions and these March Madness picks believe there will be at least one upset to start the ...

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North Carolina has the six seed in the South Region, but are they on upset alert when they face VCU on Thursday?

The fourth-seeded Tar Heels host first- and second-round games for a second straight year. UNC faces No. 13 seed Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Carmichael Arena.