Returns by Hatchell, OSU headline NCAA Chapel Hill regional

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Hall of Fame coach is back in the NCAA Tournament.

So is Ohio State's team.

The fourth-seeded Tar Heels and fifth-seeded Buckeyes will be favorites to win their tournament openers Saturday.

North Carolina (24-8) faces 13th-seeded Liberty (26-6) and Ohio State (23-10) takes on 12th-seeded James Madison (29-3) in the first round of the Greensboro Region.

All eyes will be on North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell, who returns to the sideline of her sport's biggest event after missing last season battling leukemia.

Hatchell said Friday, "Trust me, I don't take it for granted."