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Tar Heels draw Marquette in East Region’s 8/9 game

Former UNC basketball players react to Tar Heels' win over Duke

The eighth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels are matched up with the ninth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s East Region.

Selection Sunday is finally here and the 68 teams invited to the 2022 NCAA Tournament have been announced.

The North Carolina Tar Heels were on the bubble for the majority of the season but worked themselves into a safe position in the final few weeks of their conference schedule; as safe as an 8/9 game followed by a potential matchup with the region’s top team can be, that is.

The No. 8 seed Tar Heels, if they can get past the No. 9 seed Marquette Golden Eagles in the Round of 64, would have a likely date with the East Region’s No. 1 team, the defending national champion Baylor Bears.

So, while that might not be the way the Tar Heels and their rabid fan base saw the season playing out back in early November, it could certainly be worse. North Carolina avoided brackets that have powerhouses Gonzaga and Arizona, as well as…

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