The NCAA tournament, March Madness, the Big Dance, whatever you call it, is the most beautiful time of the year for college basketball fans. Selection Sunday has come and gone, and the field of 64 men’s basketball Division I teams compete for the National Championship in 2019 is set-with the exception of the four teams that will be determined by play-in games on Tuesday and Wednesday, of course. This Final Four this year takes place in Minneapolis, Minn April. 6-8, 8 to set national championship game on Monday, April mix this March is three No. 1 seed from the Atlantic Coast Conference – Duke, Virginia and North Carolina – and the fourth and final one seed, Gonzaga, and a whole number of other programs for a surprise against the top four teams Gunning. Brackets busted and almost certainly at least a Cinderella story will be told Hopefully, as the tournament plays out, but in the meantime you can take a look ahead for 10 of the most interesting potential match-ups that happen in the 2019 NCAA tournament could. Match-up Tennessee (2) against Purdue’s (3) round: Sweet Sixteen volunteers and boilers can not be defensive powers – their defense is 34 degrees and 32 degrees in the nation ranked after each KenPom – but with the n ° 3 and No. 5 crimes involved, this could be a high scoring second weekend match-ups, where they will be next. Match-up: Duke (1) against Virginia Tech (4) round: Sweet Sixteen moved the Hokies a decisive upset when they came against the Blue Devils during regular conference season game in February. Of course, the caveat is that this victory Duke freshman star, Zion Williamson, the game was sitting with a sprained right knee. Williamson is back and rebounded more flattened than in the past, but this does not mean that Virginia Tech is not in some way-7-inch 6-foot to find an answer to the Blue Devils, 285-pound forward. Match-up: North Carolina (1) vs. Kentucky (2) round: Elite Eight If this basketball programs two-storey recent encounter, in the North Carolina Luke Mayes March hit the winning shot with just 0.3 seconds left, the Tar Heels Send final Four on the road for their championship 2017. Not to mention that 2018 CBS Sports Classic game that these two came in December he played until the last minute – Kentucky took the victory. Elite Eight match-up between one and two seeds in the Midwest would be another for books almost certainly. Match-up: Duke (1) against Michigan State (2) round: Elite eight straight off a come-from-behind victory over their state rival Michigan in the Championship Tournament Big Ten, Michigan State enters the NCAA tournament on a strip winning. The only bad news is that the Spartans Kyle Ahrens suffered a gruesome ankle injury in the game on Sunday that could keep him on the bench for the rest of the season. As the overall No. 1 seed, the Blue Devil will be a force to be is not to be expected for any team, let alone those who are not fully booked. Match-up: Virginia (1) against Villanova (6) round Elite Eight a season slump later after winning against the Big East Tournament Championship, could easily Villanova turns out to be one of the most dangerous teams in the square top three lines of seeds this year’s tournament. On the other hand, after the first round last year at No. 16 UMBC Retriever seeded to lose – a historic upset March Madness – the Cavaliers have to prove again a square with something. Match-up: Kentucky against Kansas (4) Round (2): Elite Eight When a seed North Carolina Tar Heel and current of former Jayhawk to take along in a game Sweet Sixteen that coach Roy Williams autumn Kansas City in Kansas City Sprint Center – an arena that gives a house edge would essentially Kansas – a match-up Kentucky-Kansas in the Elite Eight very well could be in the cards. The Wildcats tipped the Jayhawks only eight points in which the two teams in January, so with a place in the Final Four in the game, a rematch would likely be a burden to be addressed. Match-up: Gonzaga (1) vs. Michigan (2) round: Elite Eight as losers National Championships in 2017 and 2018, Gonzaga and Michigan is to make both the itching, back to the championship game for a chance at redemption. But to get there, the first two, in an Elite Eight game have to fight each other, the nation’s No. 1-ranked offense (Bulldogs) against the No. 2 ranking would pit Defense (Wolverine). Match-up: Virginia (1) vs. North Carolina (1) round: Final Four The Cavaliers came on top of the first and only time that Virginia and North Carolina met during the regular season, but it’s a showdown when the two powers ACC butt. The Cavaliers are growing at a slower pace, while the Tar Heels to race down the court at breakneck speed, so that the result of this Final Four match-up would likely depend on who controls the pace of the match-up game Michigan (2) against Michigan State (2) round: Final Four When both the State of Michigan and Michigan handle the seeded number 1 in their regions to put out (Duke and Gonzaga, respectively) – or another team makes the work for them in the first place – a Big Ten tournament Championship rematch could prove one of the most exciting games of the tournament. Only this time the Spartans and Wolverines would for a chance to compete in the 2019 National Championship to play. Match-up: Duke (1) vs. North Carolina (1) round: you meet the two Tobacco Road National Championship Team standings Neither side or balancing role, a Duke-UNC game with high stakes at any time. Throughout the history of basketball in college, the two schools – both of which are all-time among the top five winnin programs – have a tournament championship 38 of 65 ACC combined, 50 regular season won ACC Championships and 11 National Championships. to win the championship this year alone, North Carolina swept Duke a share of the first regular season ACC Duke returned the favor with Carolina border in the ACC tournament with a 74-73 victory in the semifinals. All this to say that it’s almost unfathomable for fans of both programs, the idea of the Blue Devil and tar heels together in the NCAA tournament for the first time with a national title on the line. When these two go head-to-head to the National Championship of 2019, the biggest rivalry in college basketball will skyrocket to a whole new level. Picture copyright by Streeter Lecka-Getty Images
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