These teams meet the AP Poll rank-criteria that all but 2 of the last 30 Champions have met. Once the tournament field is finalized on Selection Sunday (3/17), we will be able to narrow this group down to the few true contenders with my Champ DNA test.
2019 Early List of Championship Contenders
- Tennessee
- Duke
- Virginia
- Gonzaga
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Marquette
- Kansas
- Virginia Tech