North Carolina AD UNC -- and Chairman of the Selection Committee -- Bubba Cunningham on the Tar Heels being selected to the NCAA Tournament: "I was not in the room for any of that." #MarchMadness ...

Low-scoring games can happen to anyone, especially to teams that usually boast potent offenses. However, the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels made history in that category on Friday. The Blue Devils escaped with a nine-point victory over the Tar Heels in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament.

Slowed by injury, Kayla McPherson hasn’t played in a game for UNC women’s basketball since 2023, but she’s added another voice to the Tar Heels’ bench as the NCAA Tournament begins.

North Carolina -- which slotted in as the No. 46 overall seed -- had a higher NET Ranking (36) than West Virginia (51) or Indiana (54), but that didn’t stop a lot of fans from crying foul on social media in regards to Cunningham’s claim that he wasn’t in the room when the decision was made.

For the first time in history, Duke and North Carolina will clash in the NCAA Tournament, adding another chapter to one of the fiercest rivalries in college basketball. The two ACC powerhouses have met 110 times in women’s basketball, but never with stakes this high.

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