The North Carolina Tar Heels were one of the last teams to sneak into the men’s March Madness tournament bracket on an at-large bid.
Their inclusion in the tournament field—which, inherently, meant the exclusion of another team—raised flags and critiques from figures inside and outside of the world of college basketball. Screeds on X (formerly Twitter) and takes on First Take were levied at the selection committee. The governor of West Virginia weighed in. It was a whole thing.
