Best- and worst-case scenario for each Top 25 college basketball team

Posted Sep 11, 2018
8. North Carolina - Best case: A crew that likely will start All-American Luke Maye, Cameron Johnson, and five-star recruit Nassir Little could start a small-ball revolution that ends with an ACC crown and another trip to the Final Four. Worst case: A team without Joel Berry could stumble to a finish outside the top five in the ACC and a first-weekend exit in the NCAA tournament. (ESPN.com)

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