As of the latest update to the NCAA Bracketology courtesy of ESPN's Joe Lunardi on Friday, UNC appears last among the "First Four Out" of the Big Dance. The other three in that column include two more ACC schools in SMU and Wake Forest, along with VCU at the top of the list.

The Tar Heels are in snowy Syracuse Saturday for a matchup between two teams who have both lost three of their last five games. North Carolina (14-11 overall, 7-6 Atlantic

UNC jumped out on Syracuse early on, never looking back and it was refreshing to see. After they had struggles in the first half against opponents this season, they finally got off to a good start and were able to hold it.