After North Carolina won two games in three days in Fort Worth, college basketball will have a new national champion crowned in 2022.
Scott Drew’s Baylor team earned a No. 1 seed for a third consecutive season — if you consider projections before the COVID-19 cancellation — and last year the Bears cut down the nets in Indianapolis claiming the program’s first title. However, their title defense lasted just two games in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Thanks to some hot shooting from three (11-for-25) and a 25-point second half cushion, Hubert Davis has taken the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019 after the 93-86 second-round win in overtime.