How North Carolina can become a No. 1 seed Posted Feb 18, 2017 North Carolina enters Saturday as a projected No. 2 seed, per ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi. But the Tar Heels have a pretty clear road forward toward a No. 1 seed, and could even take over a projected top seed spot by end of day Saturday. Lunardi responded Saturday morning to a tweet about how Baylor needed to win its game over Kansas to keep a No. 1 seed. (Carolina Blue)