Just days before selection Sunday and UNC basketball in the ACC semifinals, here is where they stand in the Top 10 NCAA bracket predictions.

After holding off Wake Forest, 68-59 on Thursday, North Carolina will face Duke in the ACC tournament for the first time since their epic semifinal on this floor in 2019.

The latest chapter in college basketball's most storied rivalry will take center stage at the ACC Tournament on Friday, as the North Carolina Tar Heels face the Duke Blue Devils at Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.

Coach Steve Smiley’s Northern Colorado Bears fell to Montana, 91-83, late Wednesday night in the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament championship in Boise, Idaho. Thanks to senior wing guard Kai Johnson (23 points), the Grizzlies (25-9) notched the league’s automatic, and likely only, bid to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

No. 2 seed Montana took out top-seeded Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Championship title game on Wednesday night to earn its first NCAA tournament bid since 2019.

The Montana men's basketball team is back atop the Big Sky Conference. The No. 2-seeded Grizzlies (25-9) scored a 91-83 win over No. 1 Northern Colorado (25-9) in the tournament championship game late Wednesday night at Idaho Central Arena.

The Badgers haven’t won back-to-back games in nearly a month — thanks to the inconsistent shooting of their only double-digit scorers (John Tonje, John Blackwell) — and lost their lone matchup against the Bruins despite hitting 15 of 30 3s against a top-15 defense.

The first ACC Tournament semifinal features one of the most storied rivalries in college sports as the Duke Blue Devils (29-3, 20-1) take on the Tar Heels of North Carolina (22-12, 15-7). Storylines abound but the largest is Cooper Flagg's availability.

Analyzing Friday’s North Carolina vs. Duke odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.