North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced his March Madness picks Thursday. The governor shared his brackets for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments on his X account. For the women’s tournament,

No. 11 seed North Carolina made a statement on Tuesday in the First Four with a near record-setting 95-68 win over No. 11 seed San Diego State to advance to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite UNC's controversial inclusion in the tournament over other bubble teams like Indiana,

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.