In the first game No. 16 St. Francis (PA) will square off with No. 16 Alabama State, with a trip to Kentucky to take on the top overall seed Auburn on the line. In the second game, No. 11 North Carolina — a surprising inclusion in the tournament — takes on No.

No. 11 seed North Carolina made a statement on Tuesday in the First Four with a near record-setting 95-68 win over No. 11 seed San Diego State to advance to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite UNC's controversial inclusion in the tournament over other bubble teams like Indiana,

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced his March Madness picks Thursday. The governor shared his brackets for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments on his X account. For the women’s tournament,

McNeese State head coach Will Wade has reportedly found himself another Power Four conference job. According to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, Wade has accepted the North Carolina State head coaching job. There's just one problem: Wade's current team,

"Yes," Wade said when asked if he, his agent, or anyone close to him had spoken to NC State. Hours later, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander that Wade is expected to take the job. 247Sports' NC State site,