The Magic Eight: One of These Teams Will Win the NCAA Tournament in 2019

Posted Feb 14, 2019
It would be weird if the 2016 final between North Carolina and Villanova began a four-year cycle of those teams alternating national championships, and honestly that was a knock against the Heels’ inclusion. Yet North Carolina belongs here: its efficiency is top-25 on both ends; it starts three seniors; those vets pair with freshmen who grade as first-round picks. (Sports Illustrated)

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