The NCAA Tournament remains the pinnacle, and every team fights all year to earn a bid. There were 68 teams who heard their name on Sunday’s selection show, and all of them celebrated their inclusion in March Madness. Those who did not have a decision to make.

Though North Carolina didn't impress with a 22-13 overall record -- similar to the 20-13 record that kept it out of the 2022 NCAA Tournament -- the Tar Heels benefitted from favorable metrics, a weak bubble and a lack of bid stealers from conference tournaments.