We always want Duke in the last game but it’s rare for anyone to do it, so in those years when Duke doesn’t make it - which like everyone is most years - we still look forward to seeing what transpires.
So on with prognostication!
A couple of key things for Virginia-Auburn. First, the Tigers lost Chuma Okeke in the UNC game. They were playing so well that it didn't matter but Kentucky was close and Virginia is impossible to understand until you actually take them on. We’ll never forget the Harvard kid who was nearly reduced to tears of frustration.