No. 4 Seed UNC Women's Basketball To Host No. 13 Seed Western Illinois In NCAA Tournament 1st Round

Posted Mar 15, 2026
No. 15 North Carolina Women's Basketball (26–7), an NCAA Tournament sub-regional host, is the No. 4 seed and will face No. 13-seed Western Illinois (26–5) on Friday, with No. 17-ranked and No. 5-seed Maryland (23–8) meeting No. 12 seed Murray State (31–3) in the other game. The winners will meet on Sunday at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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