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    North Carolina Tar Heels vs Texas Southern Tigers

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1st ROUND
    TXSO
    16
    Texas Southern TigersTexas SouthernTXSO
    23-12
    64
    23-12
    Final
    12T
    Texas Southern
    TXSO
    273764
    North Carolina
    UNC
    5251103
    UNC
    1
    North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
    28-7
    103
    28-7
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    Greenville, SC

    Referee:Paul Faia

    Referee:Mike Reed

    Referee:Les Jones

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Bethune-Cookman14-4-17-15
    Southern11-7317-17
    Florida A&M11-7315-16
    Alabama A&M10-8418-15
    Arkansas-Pine Bluff10-8413-19
    Texas Southern10-8412-18
    Jackson State10-8412-21
    Prairie View A&M9-9519-18
    Grambling7-11714-19
    Alabama State7-11710-22
    Alcorn State7-1179-23
    Mississippi Valley State2-16123-30
    Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Duke17-1-35-3
    Virginia15-3230-6
    Miami13-5426-9
    North Carolina12-6524-9
    Clemson12-6524-11
    Louisville11-7624-11
    NC State10-8720-14
    Florida State10-8718-15
    California9-9822-12
    Stanford9-9820-13
    Virginia Tech8-10919-13
    SMU8-10920-14
    Wake Forest7-111018-17
    Syracuse6-121115-17
    Pittsburgh5-131213-20
    Notre Dame4-141313-18
    Boston College4-141311-20
    Georgia Tech2-161511-20
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