By Sunday evening, a full 68-team Big Dance bracket will be available, but there's much to be sorted out before then. Among the most-pressing topics of conversation over the coming days will be the fates of former national-title winning programs such as Baylor,

Ohio State’s out, Xavier’s in, Texas is alive, Vanderbilt should be fine and North Carolina is going to need serious help if it can’t help itself with one of the upsets of the season. Those are the Wednesday men’s basketball happenings that helped shape Thursday’s bracket,

Remove the name. Remove the North Carolina brand and its history. If any other mid-level program had that sort of resume going into selection weekend, what sort of chance would they have to get into the tournament?

There was a development in the ACC Tournament on Thursday that could have ramifications at both ends of the bracket. Duke All-American freshman Cooper Flagg suffered a sprained ankle in the first half of the Blue Devils' win over Georgia Tech in the ACC quarterfinals.

Will North Carolina squeeze into the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament? That is sure to be a talking point Friday. The Tar Heels are on the bubble heading into a ACC semifinal matchup against Duke at 7 p.