1 N. Carolina 1 Kansas

Road to the Final Four: The top-seeded Tar Heels beat No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 113-74; No. 9 Arkansas 108-77; No. 4 Washington State 68-47; and No. 3 Louisville 83-73.

Stars: Tyler Hansbrough was a unanimous first-team All-American after averaging 22.8 points and 10.3 rebounds. Sophomore point guard Ty Lawson missed seven games with an ankle injury, but he appears to be back to full speed.

Key point: The Tar Heels were the most dominant of the four top seeds, finally being tested by Louisville in the regional final. That was a big win for North Carolina because it erased the memory of last year’s devastating overtime loss to Georgetown.

Road to the Final Four: The Jayhawks beat No. 16 Portland State 85-61; No. 8 UNLV 75-56; No. 12 Villanova 72-57; and No. 10 Davidson 59-57.

Stars: Kansas is one of the few teams without a real star as shown by a balanced offense that has seven players averaging between 13.1 and 7.3 points. Brandon Rush, who was expected to be in the NBA this season until knee surgery forced him to return to school, is the top scorer with the 13.1 average.

Key point: The Jayhawks make it work with balance and depth at both ends of the court. Because there is no real star on whom to concentrate, Kansas is often able to ride the hot hand inside or on the perimeter.