UNC No. 1 Seed in East, will face Florida Gulf Coast/Farleigh Dickinson winner

Posted Mar 13, 2016
North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament East Regional, earning a top seed for an NCAA-record 15th time and the sixth time under head coach Roy Williams. The Tar Heels will play on Thursday in Raleigh against the winner of the play-in game between Florida Gulf Coast and Fairleigh Dickinson. Time and television information will be announced soon. (GoHeels.com)

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