NCAA at 75 - College Basketball
6. North Carolina, 1982
James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan. Does much more need to be written? The junior-sophomore-freshman trio combined to give coach Dean Smith his first national title, as Worthy led the team with 15.6 points per game, Perkins grabbed 7.8 rebounds per game, and Jordan shot better than 53 percent -- including making what would become the iconic game-winner in the national title game against Georgetown. The Tar Heels lost only twice that season, to Wake Forest and Virginia, and finished with the best record (32-2) since UNC's 1957 title team. All three stars would go on to become top-four NBA draft picks. --Robbi Pickeral
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