Duke's Cooper Flagg is hoping to join a short list of freshmen to lead their teams to national championships. The national player of the year front-runner and presumed No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft could join that group if he leads the Blue Devils to their sixth national title and first of the Jon Scheyer era.
Below is a ranking of the 20 greatest NCAA tournament runs by freshmen -- who weren't eligible to play until 1972 -- in the history of men's college basketball. We limited consideration to players who helped their teams reach the national title game, giving more weight to those who actually won the crown and accounting for quality of performances through the full tournament (not just an exceptional game or two).