NCAA Tournament: UNC fans react to seeding announcement
By Zack Pearson
UNC fans took to Twitter to react to the Tar Heels earning a number one seed for the 2017 NCAA Tournament
In case you missed it, the North Carolina Tar Heels were named as the number one seed in the South Region.
It’s the 16th time UNC has earned a number one overall seed, the most among any team in college basketball history.
In each of the Tar Heels seven times they have earned a number one seed under Roy Williams, they have advanced to the Elite 8.
Going into Selection Sunday there was some speculation that UNC might lose its spot on the number one line and Duke might move up to number one.
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Instead, the Tar Heels earned the one seed and Duke climbed to the two seed.
As soon as the announcement was made, Twitter users were quick to offer their thoughts about the Tar Heels.
Most of them, as you can imagine, were positive ones as the Tar Heels look to return to the Final Four again.
Let’s take a look at some of the reaction we saw on Twitter coming from UNC fans:
Duke gets a 2!!!! #UNC is a 1 seed!!!!
— Tar Heel Nation (@UNC_TarHeelFan) March 12, 2017
1 seed. Regular season championship > tournament championship. #UNC
— Luke Hinkle (@Luke_Hinkle) March 12, 2017
number 1 seed let's get it #UNC #TarHeelsNation
— tanner van briesen (@tanner_vb) March 12, 2017
Time for redemption #UNC
— Corey Moore (@c0reym00re) March 12, 2017
#1 SEED !!!!!!!! 🏀🏀🏀🐑🐑🐑 #NorthCarolinaTarHeels #UNC #SelectionSunday #OneSeed
— steven* (@GrimesYachty) March 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/UNCDubb/status/841053443850674176
I guess that "fake" ACC Regular Season title means more than y'all wanna realize. #UNC
— Anthony Lewis (@anthonyLM35) March 12, 2017
Right off the bat looking at the region and the two teams other than UNC that stand out are (2) Kentucky and (3) UCLA.
If the Tar Heels reach the Elite 8, they could meet either the Wildcats or Bruins. Both of those teams are playing very well going into the tournament.
The Tar Heels and Wildcats already played back in December for the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas. The Wildcats won the thriller led by Malik Monk’s 47 points.
But if UNC and either UK or UCLA play, it could provide a classic matchup for the NCAA Tournament:
Can't believe UNC, UK, UCLA, and Butler are all in the same region. That's the region that is either gonna make or break your bracket
— Ryan Woodall (@WoodyRYW) March 12, 2017
UNC UCLA UK someone coming up short lol
— 95’ Batman (@ROB_WellDone) March 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/yoLueVuitton/status/841056167296192512
UNC, UCLA and UK in the same bracket, sheesh
— Leroy (@LRJ_OSU) March 12, 2017
UNC,UK,UCLA are all in the same bracket...Wow
— Jordan Skinner (@JordanDaniel_23) March 12, 2017
We even asked UNC fans how they felt about the region via Twitter and there seems to be a lot of confidence:
very different from last year. Where everybody had us losing to Kentucky in the 2nd. round. We should be good!!
— Ray (@RayDog44) March 12, 2017
tough road to final 4
— Ace (@dmoney200028339) March 12, 2017
first weekend isn't scary and neither is the second until the date with UK-UCLA. Should be E8 for sure then the fun starts
— Joseph A. Scumaci (@J_scumaci13) March 12, 2017
UNC and Texas Southern will tipoff on Friday and the winner will advance to Sunday’s second round in Greenville, South Carolina.
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We here at Keeping It Heel will provide extensive coverage of the Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament, so make sure to check back this week.