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Dickie V takes questions on North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Memphis and the early-entry exodus.

Congrats to Roy Williams on his first national title! He can thank Sean May, who was sensational inside.

It's been a year in the making, and North Carolina and Illinois will not disappoint.

Vitale still believes UNC will win it all, he also knows any one of these teams could cut the nets on Monday night.

Many big men are jumping from high school to the NBA today, so guards are more important at tourney time.

Here's my breakdown of the Arizona-Illinois and West Virginia-Louisville games, with the winners going to the Final Four.

Don't say the Illini had a disappointing season if they get upset in the tourney. Are you kidding?

My All-Rolls-Royce (All-America) First Team features two ACC stars and one each from the Big East, Big 12 and MWC.

The shock of losing its unbeaten season at Ohio State won't be enough to keep Illinois from challenging for the national championship.

Boston College lost its first and Illinois survived a scare, so the Illini are now the lone unbeaten in college hoops.

After Illinois stayed unbeaten with a big win, Dee Brown said his team wanted to prove the doubters wrong. Doubters? Who is doubting the Illini?

The resiliency of Illinois -- rallying from an eight-point deficit in the second half -- broke Wisconsin's 38-game home winning streak.

Something's gotta give when Illinois visits Wisconsin: The Illini are undefeated and the Badgers have won 38 straight at home.

People have asked me about the chances of Illinois going undefeated. Well, trips to Wisconsin and Michigan State will be telling.

ESPN's Dick Vitale hands out his honors to last week's top performers, including Duke guard J.J. Redick.

The ACC dominated the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, but Illinois made the loudest statement by routing top-ranked Wake Forest.