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Duke's Jeremy Roach (3) goes up for a shot against North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. (30) and Ben Middlebrooks (34) during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Sunday, March 31, 2024. North Carolina State won 76-64. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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The ACC keeps winning in March Madness. It wants to convert that into more future NCAA bids

No one expected North Carolina State to be in the Final Four after needing a miracle run through the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to even make the…

North Carolina State head coach Kevin Keatts holds the South Regional trophy following an Elite Eight college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament against Duke in Dallas, Sunday, March 31, 2024. North Carolina State won 76-64. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke

The Wolfpack (26-14) head to Glendale, Arizona, with the most losses ever for a Final Four team, but on a winning streak that began after losing their last four regular-season games, and seven of nine. They had to win five games against past national champions in five days in the ACC Tournament, including a win over Duke in the quarterfinal round, just to get into the 68-team NCAA Tournament field.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, right, gives guard Tyrese Proctor and guard Jared McCain direction during the second half of a second-round college basketball game against James Madison in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in New York. Duke won 93-55. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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It's a Tobacco Road showdown in Big D between Duke and N.C. State for a spot in the Final Four

The South Region final is Sunday in Dallas, about 1,200 miles from Tobacco Road where their campuses are within about a half-hour drive of each other.