DUKE BLUE DEVILS
2014-15 Record: 33-4, 15-3 ACC Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (12th Final Four)
Projected Starters: G - Tyus Jones (11.5 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.8 A/TO), G - Quinn Cook (15.7 ppg, 46.0 FG%, 40.5 3PT%), G - Matt Jones (5.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 37.4 3PT%, F - Justise Winslow (12.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 49.1 FG%), C - Jahlil Okafor (17.7 pp, 8.7 rpg, 67.4 FG%)
Will win the national title if... The Blue Devils turn out to be the best offensive team in the Final Four. That's a big ask, considering that Kentucky and Wisconsin - potential opponents in the championship game - are in the top five in offensive efficiency on KenPom. Duke, though, is the most up-tempo of the 3. If Okafor, Jones, Cook and Winslow can go head-to-head with the best Kentucky and Wisconsin have to offer, the Blue Devils could give Krzyzewski his fifth title in an already momentous year.
Will lose to Michigan State on Saturday if... Michigan State's guards rule the day. The Spartans rank seventh in the country in assists per field goal made, and Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine can get hot from 3-point range.
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