As of the latest update to the NCAA Bracketology courtesy of ESPN's Joe Lunardi on Friday, UNC appears last among the "First Four Out" of the Big Dance. The other three in that column include two more ACC schools in SMU and Wake Forest, along with VCU at the top of the list.

But first things first, UNC has to take care of Syracuse on the road Saturday. Going into that game, the Tar Heels have moved down in the latest ESPN Bracketology by Joe Lunardi which was released Thursday and updated for Saturday's games.

UNC basketball plays at Syracuse on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN) at the JMA Wireless Dome to wrap up a two-game ACC road trip. The Tar Heels (14-11, 7-6 ACC) have lost five of their last seven games, including four straight on the road as it prepares to face the Orange (11-14,

Syracuse pulled off the big upset of a top-ten UNC squad. This year, Syracuse is fighting to make the ACC Tournament while the Tar Heels are currently on the outside of