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Finally, there's the mental factor. Right now, Harvard is playing its best basketball of the season (in case the NCAA selection committee didn't notice); UNC might be playing its worst...
Picked first in the pre-season Atlantic Coast Conference poll, the Tar Heels enter this year's NCAA tournament at home, healthy, and ready to roll. UNC (27-2, 15-1 ACC) is enjoying its first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA draw to go along with the regular season and tournament ACC championships...
Furthermore, UNC has lost only once since Christmas, amassing a 20-1 record over the period...
...UNC has balanced scoring, respectable 45 percent shooting from the floor and aggressive defense that has held its opponents to under 40 percent shooting on the year...
...Heels don't allow much in the way of second-chance points, either--they have outrebounded opponents by nearly eight boards per contest. Fittingly, UNC also possesses the conference's leading rebounder in 5-11 forward Reid, who is pulling down 10.0 rebounds per game...