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Determining the Best College Basketball Program of the Era

by: Scott Whisnant05/28/26
Dean Smith Center national championship banners
The National Championship banners hang from the rafters at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Is the North Carolina basketball program the sport’s best over the last 60 years? We set out to answer that question by combing through the data.

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