Athlon Sports 2017-18 ACC Basketball Preview Posted Nov 12, 2017 Defending national champ North Carolina still has Final Four potential despite losing most of its dominating frontcourt. Joel Berry ranks among the nation’s top point guards, and graduate transfer Cameron Johnson is one of the conference’s top shooters. Don’t expect a program that’s been to back-to-back national title games to slide back much. (Athlon Sports)