The South Region of the 2025 NCAA bracket is home to No. 1 overall seed Auburn, but it's the bottom of the bracket attracting attention with UNC sneaking into the First Four as a potential 11-seed. Will the Tar Heels win and advance?

The stat was making the rounds after Auburn didn't make the championship game of the SEC tournament: No team has lost three of its last four games before the NCAA tournament and won a national championship. And yet, Auburn still was a somewhat surprising pick as the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.