By R.L. Bynum

Carolina is one of three schools with both its men’s and women’s teams in the Sweet 16 and fans will get the chance to gather twice Wednesday to send each team off for their Friday regional semifinal games.

UNC, which has both teams in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, joins Iowa State and Michigan as the only schools with its men’s and women’s team still playing in the NCAA tournament.

The No. 8-seed men’s team (26–9) will depart for the East Regional semifinals in Philadelphia to face UCLA. Fans can show their support by entering the Smith Center at Entrance A at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, with the team scheduled to depart at 6:15.

Parking will be available after 5 p.m. in the Williamson, Bowles and Manning lots.

The No. 5-seed women’s team (25–6) doesn’t have as far to go since it will play at the Greensboro Coliseum in a Greensboro Regional semifinal against No. 1 South Carolina.

Fans who want to help send off Coach Courtney Banghart’s team should enter the main entrance to Carmichael Arena at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the team expected to depart at 7:15.

Parking after 5 p.m. will be available at the Cobb Deck, along South Road and in the Raleigh Road visitor parking lot.

Men’s Sweet 16

East Regional
At Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Friday’s regional semifinals
No. 3 Purdue (29–7) vs. No. 15 St. Peter’s (21–11), 7:09 p.m.
No. 4 UCLA (27–7) vs. No. 8 North Carolina (26–9), 9:39 p.m.
Sunday’s regional final
UCLA-North Carolina winner vs. Purdue-St. Peter’s winner, TBA
South Regional
At AT&T Center, San Antonio
Thursday’s regional semifinals
No. 2 Villanova (28–7) vs. No. 11 Michigan (19–14), 7:29 p.m.
No. 1 Arizona (33–3) vs. No. 5 Houston (31–5), 9:59 p.m.
Saturday’s regional final
Arizona-Houston winner vs. Villanova-Michigan winner, TBA
Midwest Regional
At United Center, Chicago
Friday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 Kansas (30–6) vs. No. 4 Providence (27–5), 7:29 p.m.
No. 10 Miami (25–10) vs. No. 11 Iowa State (22–12), 9:59 p.m.
Sunday’s regional final
Kansas-Providence winner vs. Miami-Iowa St. winner, TBA
West Regional
At Chase Center, San Francisco
Thursday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 Gonzaga (28–3) vs. No. 4 Arkansas (27–8), 7:09 p.m.
No. 2 Duke (30–6) vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (27–9), 9:39 p.m.
Saturday’s regional final
Gonzaga-Arkansas winner vs. Duke-Texas Tech winner, TBA
Final Four
At Superdome, New Orleans
Saturday, April 2 national semifinals
West winner vs. East winner
South winner vs. Midwest winner
Monday, April 4 final
Semifinal winners, TBA

Women’s Sweet 16

Greensboro Regional
At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro
Friday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 South Carolina (31–2) vs. No. 5 North Carolina (25–6), 7 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 Iowa State (28–6) vs. No. 10 Creighton (22–9), 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Sunday’s regional final
South Carolina-North Carolina winner vs. Iowa St.-Creighton winner, TBA
Wichita Regional
Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 Louisville (27–4) vs. No. 9 Tennessee (25–8), 4 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Michigan (24–6) vs. No. 10 South Dakota (29–5), 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Monday’s regional final
Louisville-Tennessee winner vs. Michigan-South Dakota winner, TBA
Spokane Regional
At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Wash.
Friday’s regional semifinals
No. 2 Texas (28–6) vs. No. 6 Ohio State (25–6), 7 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Stanford (20–3) vs. No. 4 Maryland (23–8), 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday’s regional final
Stanford-Maryland winner vs. Texas-Ohio St. winner, TBA
Bridgeport Regional
At Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Conn.
Saturday’s regional semifinals
No. 1 N.C. State (31–3) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame (24–8), 11:30 a.m., ESPN
No. 2 Connecticut (27–5) vs. No. 3 Indiana (24–8), 2 p.m., ESPN
Monday’s regional final
N.C. State-Notre Dame winner vs. Connecticut-Indiana winner, TBA
Final Four
At Target Center, Minneapolis
Greensboro winner vs. Spokane winner, TBA
Wichita winner vs. Bridgeport winner, TBA
Sunday, April 3 national final
Semifinal winners, TBA

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