From 1991-2019, the Atlantic Coast Conference produced at least one #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament 26 times over 29 seasons. Each of the three exceptions (1996, 2003, 2013) to that stunningly successful theme saw the ACC produce two teams that became #2 or #3 seeds in those years.
With just two-plus weeks remaining in college basketball’s 2023-24 regular season, seven of North Carolina’s 19 Division One men’s basketball teams remain firmly in the hunt for first place in their respective conferences.