North Carolina’s NCAA-provided charter flight left RDU International Airport after a significant delay, but the Tar Heels will be well behind schedule from the start in Dayton.

For the first time in history, Duke and North Carolina will clash in the NCAA Tournament, adding another chapter to one of the fiercest rivalries in college basketball. The two ACC powerhouses have met 110 times in women’s basketball, but never with stakes this high.

While the Duke men’s basketball team marches through the madness, the brotherhood that spans two dozen NBA players is tuned in for the Blue Devils’ first Final Four appearance under head coach Jon Scheyer.

With only four teams remaining, Duke has the best odds to win the men's national championship at +100. Florida, Auburn and Houston have also made it to San Antonio for the final weekend of March Madness.

The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.

Just as they did in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Duke and Houston will play in March Madness this season. This time it’s in the Final Four national semifinals at San Antonio.

Flagg and the Duke men’s basketball team are in the Final Four following wins over Arizona and Alabama, the first of which featured a performance that dazzled a national audienc