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Reseeding the Sweet 16 field with a new overall No. 1

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1. North Carolina (Reseed: top overall seed; previous seed: 1)
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While the underdogs of the first weekend confirmed the slim gap between the Power 5 programs and the rest of country in 2015-16, the squads with the most potential to be dominant in the NCAA tournament punched through their initial games. North Carolina's dismissal of 16-seed Florida Gulf Coast and 9-seed Providence -- by a combined margin of 35 points -- justified its standing as a top seed and, arguably, the best team in the field. The Tar Heels held Florida Gulf Coast to a 30 percent clip in the second half and accrued a 17-0 advantage in transition points in the game. Against Providence, they outscored the Friars 44-25 in the final 15 minutes, 35 seconds. In two games, Roy Williams' squad grabbed a ridiculous 44.6 percent of its missed shots and made 52 percent of its attempts inside the arc. North Carolina competed with the edge of a national champion throughout the first two rounds.
 
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