Tar Heels Men's Soccer-No. 4 Seed

The NCAA men’s soccer tournament bracket was released Monday, with North Carolina earning the No. 4 overall seed.

The Tar Heels will get a bye into the second round of the tournament, where they will face either Hofstra or Providence on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. at Fetzer Field. Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for students. UNC students do not get free admission.

North Carolina (16-3-3) is the second-highest seeded ACC team, behind No. 1 Maryland. The Tar Heels lost a dramatic ACC Tournament final Sunday to Duke on penalty kicks, but the game officially counts as a tie.

The Blue Devils are a No. 6 seed in the NCAAs.

The two teams — which have played 220 minutes of scoreless soccer this season — will not meet again unless both make it to the NCAA final.

North Carolina is the top seed in its portion of the bracket, meaning that it will play all of its games at home until the College Cup, where the final four teams will square off at SAS Soccer Park in Cary.

The Tar Heels also hosted their first NCAA game last season but lost to George Washington, 1-0.

If UNC gets by its first opponent, it could face ACC rival Virginia again. The Tar Heels lost on the road to the Cavaliers, 2-0, in the teams’ only meeting this year.

But North Carolina is riding an impressive hot streak heading into the tournament. The team has not lost in more than a month, going 6-0-2 in its last eight games.

It also has not allowed a single goal in its last seven outings. Opponents have not scored on the Tar Heels in a combined 12 hours, 7 minutes, 42 seconds.

Source-DailyTarHeel