March Madness 2025 is underway with a strong representation from NC teams

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March Madness 2025 is underway with a strong representation from NC teams

By Jeff Tiberii

Published March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT

Duke vs. UNC men's basketball - 2025 ACC Tournament — Duke guard Tyrese Proctor plays against UNC on Friday, March 14, 2025, in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte, N.C.

Will UNC Chapel Hill's men's team hold up to the pressure this year? Will its women's team advance to the Final Four? With star player Cooper Flagg nursing an injury, what are the Duke men's prospects this year? And how will High Point University perform during their first showing at the Big Dance?

A panel of sports reporters weighs in on North Carolina's men's and women's basketball team odds during March Madness.

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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