North Carolina men's basketball on Friday night cost itself a chance at an ACC championship—and potentially a ticket to the NCAA tournament. Once trailing rival Duke by 24 points, the Tar Heels stormed back in the second half and had a chance to take the lead with 4.

No team with just one Quad 1 win has made the tournament with more than six losses since the term quadrant was introduced in 2017. (NC State got a bid in 2023 with a 1-6 Quad 1 record.) Before that, a team's schedule was divided into four buckets like it is now,