The NCAA tournament begins for UNC tonight, with the 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles looming as the Tar Heels’ first hurdle on the road to the Final Four. (Game time is 7:20 at PNC Arena in Raleigh; WCHL’s coverage begins at 5:30 with the UNC Health Care Countdown to Tipoff.)

How far will the Heels go this year? Who poses the greatest threat in the East region? Who else will make the Final Four? And who ever thought it was a good idea to let Tulsa in, anyway?

Deborah Stroman is a sports commentator and a professor at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School (and a Virginia alum who might be really conflicted come April 2). Earlier this week, she discussed the bracket with WCHL’s Aaron Keck.