With former players and assistants reuniting, overlapping games and parity across the sport, the first weekend should be interesting.

Duke University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina will host some of the first two rounds of March Madness in the chase of the women’s 2025 college

Carolina will host an NCAA Tournament game at Carmichael Arena for the first time in 10 years Saturday, as the No. 3 seed Tar Heels will face No. 14 seed Oregon State in the tournament’s first round. Regardless of result, the second-round game will also be played in Carmichael on Monday.