March Madness Bracket Anything but Sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels Picks Highlight Wild Selection Sunday

March Madness Bracket Anything but Sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels Picks Highlight Wild Selection Sunday
Auburn guard Miles Kelly (13) reacts to play against Tennessee during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn., on March 15, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo
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A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not.

North Carolina barely slid into this year’s version of March Madness, a development that led its athletic director to remind everyone that he had nothing to do with that choice even though he’s the head of the group that sets the bracket.