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The ACC leads all conferences with eight teams in the tournament. Only Miami (Fla.) and N.C. State, which tied for last place with 1-8-0 records, did not advance. Five teams will represent the Big 12, Big Ten and the Pac-10; four teams will represent the WCC.
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Fourteen teams are making their first appearance in the tournament: UAB, Arizona, Binghamton, Birmingham-Southern, Bowling Green, Campbell, Detroit, North Texas, Oral Roberts, Rice, UNLV, VCU, Virginia Tech and Weber State.
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North Carolina is the top seed for the 15th time in the 23-year history of the NCAA Women's Division I tournament. Only twice have the Tar Heels been lower than the second seed (third, behind Connecticut and UMSL, in the inaugural tournament held in 1982 and fifth in 2000).
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For the second year, 16 teams were seeded. Following North Carolina in order were Penn State, Virginia, Notre Dame, Portland, Ohio State, Princeton, Kansas, Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, UCLA, Washington, and Santa Clara. All but Arizona and Washington will host regional play this weekend.
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North Carolina has captured 17 of 22 NCAA women's championships. In the 2003 final, Carolina defeated Connecticut, 6-0, to finish its six tournament games with a scoring margin of 32-0 and complete a 27-0-0 season.
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North Carolina has reached the final in 20 of 22 NCAA women's championships. The only time UNC failed to reach the final was in 1995 and 2002 when it lost in the semifinals.