Has UNC’s women's basketball done enough to be NCAA tournament host?

Posted Mar 8, 2026
No. 16 UNC will have to wait until next Sunday to find out if Coach Courtney Banghart’s team has done enough to host early-round NCAA women’s tournament games. But the Tar Heels’ late-season surge has put them in the hosting conversation. “I’ll be shocked if they’re not hosting the first two rounds,” Louisville coach Jeff Walz said of North Carolina. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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