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NCAA Basketball: Ranking the most thrilling teams to watch in the country

By Carmine Carcieri

Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 14, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) looks on in the second half against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA won 102-62. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams (center) reacts during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams (center) reacts during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /

6. North Carolina Tar Heels

Roy Williams’ North Carolina Tar Heels played in the best game of this college basketball season thus far when they lost to Kentucky by three in Las Vegas. The Tar Heels also played close games against Davidson and Tennessee, and had a quality offensive battle with the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington.

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But the main reason the Tar Heels are on this list is because of the play of Justin Jackson and Joel Berry II.

Jackson is the team’s leading scorer at 16.7 points per game and has developed into a more efficient shooter from long range. Berry is the team’s most important player due to his ability to impact numerous facets of the game. The junior point guard can score, pass and defend at a high level, giving the Tar Heels the experience and leadership at the lead guard position that is needed to make a long run in March.

The Tar Heels don’t have some of the elite athleticism that teams higher on this list sport. However, they are one of the best teams in the country and play in a rugged ACC that will always offer up competitive, high level basketball games.

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