Glad to see an ACC team win it, even if not my ACC team. Since UCLA's incredible run (10 Championships in 12 years, 1964-75), the ACC has won more titles (7) than any other conference, and is also the only conference with four different schools to win the title: N.C. State, 1974, 1983; North Carolina, 1982, 1993; Duke, 1992, 2001; and Maryland, 2002.
They won up-tempo games, slow-down games, games they should have won by larger margins, and at least one (UConn) that could have easily gone the other way. Juan Dixon was absolutely amazing...he simply would not let the team lose, regardless of who else was having bad games. But guys like Holden and Mouton stepped up BIG in the Final Four to make it all possible.
In my completely biased opinion, the best team won this year!! (And yes, the rioting and burning have commenced...it's still Maryland, ya know...)
CONGRATULATIONS TERPS!!!!!!!!!!! NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!