No. 8 North Carolina, No. 9 N.C. State and No. 16 Duke are all within reach of hosting NCAA Tournament opening-weekend games together. That hasn't happened since 1998. All three teams in North Carolina's “Triangle” region are located within a 30-minute drive of one another.

The NCAA women’s basketball selection committee shared its updated top 16 Sunday, a list that includes N.C. State, North Carolina and Duke.

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After an adolescent girl received a full heart transplant and donated the healthy valves from her original heart, the valves were used to save the lives of two other girls; all three are from different parts of North Carolina.

The selection committee for the women’s NCAA Tournament revealed its top 16 seed projections for the second and final time this season on Thursday night, just before tip-off of a rivalry clash between North Carolina and Duke.

North Carolina beat another ACC also-ran in Florida State on Monday to stay afloat while waiting to get its shot at Duke. The Tar Heels have Quad 3 and 4 conference games before that matchup with the Blue Devils.

Eighth-ranked North Carolina missed starters Alyssa Ustby and Reniya Kelly in a loss at 16th-ranked rival Duke. Coach Courtney Banghart sounds optimistic the Tar Heels won't be in that position as March heats up.

No. 16 Duke faces No. 8 North Carolina after Toby Fournier scored 22 points in Duke's 80-49 victory against the Syracuse Orange. The Blue Devils are 12-1 on their home court. Duke is third in the ACC with 17.