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2026 NCAA Tournament General Discussion

According to the trends........Arizona, Duke, or Michigan is going to win it all.

Since 2002, a team that finished in top 3 of KenPom has won it all except for 3 occasions.

2003 - Syracuse who had the best player in the country at the time, Carmelo Anthony
2011 - UConn who had the best/hottest player in the country at the time, Kemba Walker.
2014 - UConn......still have no clue how they won it that year. That was a weird year.
 
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According to the trends........Arizona, Duke, or Michigan is going to win it all.

Since 2002, a team that finished in top 3 of KenPom has won it all except for 3 occasions.

2003 - Syracuse who had the best player in the country at the time, Carmelo Anthony
2011 - UConn who had the best/hottest player in the country at the time, Kemba Walker.
2014 - UConn......still have no clue how they won it that year. That was a weird year.
2014 UConn is unique. They did have the nation's #2 player that year according to Kenpom Shabazz Napier, but clearly they did it with a well-balanced team that played elite defense. Their final 3 games of the tournament that year they didn't give up more than 54 points in a game.
 
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