Jacobs: No. 8 Seed Too Much To Overcome

Posted Mar 27, 2013
As Roy Williams well knew, being tabbed an eight or nine, rather than a five or six seed, often spells the difference between a quick exit and a deep tournament run. Win one game as an eight or nine, and the top seed, one of four teams deemed the best in the field, is your next opponent. That was UNC's fate -- a meeting with Kansas following a defeat of Villanova. (GoHeels.com)

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