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Four Triangle teams will play in NCAA tournament. Which team lasts longest? Vote in poll

FILE -- In this March 18, 2017, file photo, an official game ball with the March Madness logo sits in the court during a second-round men’s college basketball game between Villanova and Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Coaches did the best they could to prepare for the big moment, yet still find themselves in a scramble once it actually happened. The NCAA announced last month that the season would begin on Nov. 25 and teams are still trying to fill all the holes in their schedules. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
FILE -- In this March 18, 2017, file photo, an official game ball with the March Madness logo sits in the court during a second-round men’s college basketball game between Villanova and Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Coaches did the best they could to prepare for the big moment, yet still find themselves in a scramble once it actually happened. The NCAA announced last month that the season would begin on Nov. 25 and teams are still trying to fill all the holes in their schedules. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File) AP

It’s been a few days since the NCAA tournament fields were released.

By now multiple brackets have been completed.

How many of those brackets have Duke going all the way? Or the N.C. State women?

Four Triangle teams are playing in the NCAA tournaments.

The Wolfpack is a No. 1 seed in the women’s bracket. The Blue Devils, during Mike Krzyzewski’s final run, are a No. 2 seed in the men’s bracket.

UNC women’s basketball is a No. 5 seed, while the Carolina men are an eight seed.

Will N.C. State make it out of the Bridgeport Region? Will Duke advance to the Final Four in Coach K’s last tournament? Or will one of the Tar Heels teams pull enough upsets to outlast the others?

This story was originally published March 16, 2022 at 5:10 AM with the headline "Four Triangle teams will play in NCAA tournament. Which team lasts longest? Vote in poll."

Jonas E. Pope IV
The News & Observer
Sports reporter Jonas Pope IV has covered college recruiting, high school sports, NC Central, NC State and the ACC for The Herald-Sun and The News & Observer.
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