The NCAA Tournament begins in earnest in an hour. You might have heard: The Road ends in Minneapolis.

It’ll end much, much sooner for most. Only 16 teams will still be playing basketball Monday. Only 4 will survive the second weekend.

Who will reach the Final Four? Who will win it all? That’s something we’ve been discussing since the brackets were revealed on Selection Sunday.

Connor O’Gara’s Final Four: Duke vs. Michigan; Tennessee vs. UNC

Duke vs. Michigan: The Zion Williamson train rolls through yet another opponent, albeit the toughest on Duke’s NCAA Tournament run to date. The Blue Devils put themselves in position to get the matchup we’ve all been waiting for by running past John Beilein’s squad.

UNC vs. Tennessee: The SEC’s last remaining chance at a national title falls to the pace of a revenge-hungry UNC squad. The Vols can’t force UNC out of its offensive rhythm and a memorable Tennessee squad bows out one game short of playing for it all.

Championship Game: Duke vs. UNC: The Heels avenge the ACC Tournament loss to the Zion-led Blue Devils. UNC overcomes its status as a rare underdog with Luke Maye hoisting a title trophy for the second time in 3 years.

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Adam Spencer’s Final Four: Duke vs. Gonzaga; Tennessee vs. North Carolina

Duke vs. Gonzaga: I know, I know. Picking three No. 1 seeds and a No. 2 seed to reach the Final Four isn’t fun, but this is a very top-heavy year. I’m not saying it can’t happen, but I’d be surprised if a No. 3 seed or higher made the Final Four. As for the Duke-Gonzaga rematch, give me the Bulldogs once again. Gonzaga is the only team to beat Duke at full-strength this season, and the Bulldogs were without Killian Tillie for that 89-87 victory in Maui. Give me the ‘Zags again in the Final Four.

Tennessee vs. North Carolina: If we get a North Carolina vs. Kentucky Elite Eight matchup, that will basically be a toss-up. However, I like the Tar Heels’ experience over the younger Wildcats. The Heels still have a few players who were part of the 2017 title-winning squad, and that experience gives them the edge.

Championship Game: Gonzaga vs. North Carolina: This is a tough one, as both teams have great veteran leadership and loads of talent. But, at the end of the day, I think this ends up being North Carolina PG Coby White’s coming out party and the Tar Heels win their second title in three years. Who did the Heels beat in 2017? Yep, Gonzaga.

Joe Cox’s Final Four: Duke vs. Gonzaga; Virginia vs. Kentucky

Duke vs. Gonzaga: Gonzaga won this game in November, and if they can get another subpar game from Cam Reddish, they can do it again. But the guess here is that they don’t. Reddish is probably the single biggest key (aside from Zion’s health) to a deep run for Duke, and the Blue Devils will get him going by Minneapolis.

Virginia vs. Kentucky: It’s not the border war everybody wants, but if there’s a lesson in NCAA matchup lookaheads, it’s that somebody doesn’t arrive. That could mean UNC vs. UT just as easily as UVA vs. UK. Virginia would be a really difficult matchup for a Kentucky team that doesn’t thrive in a disciplined game. The guess is that it would go to the horn, but I’ll take the Hoos.

Championship Game: Duke vs. Virginia: The only thing harder than having a target on your back from Day 1 is beating the same (read: a good) team 3 times. As I look back through the history of the NCAA, the team that “should win” generally doesn’t win. Meanwhile, the team that people are quick to overlook might overachieve. UVA grinds out a shocker over Duke, and with a nod to UCF, UMBC starts claiming its national title the following week.

Neil Blackmon’s Final Four: Duke vs. Texas Tech; Tennessee vs. UNC

Duke vs. Texas Tech: Chris Beard’s Texas Tech team can defend at a high level and wing Jarrett Culver gives them the NBA-caliber scorer you need to close games. This is a veteran team that knows how to win, as evidenced by the Red Raiders’ remarkable feat of ending Kansas’ decade-plus run of dominance in the Big 12. The problem? Duke has Zion and Texas Tech does not. That’s the difference in this semifinal.

Tennessee vs. North Carolina: Rick vs. Roy. Luke Maye vs. Grant Williams. Team full of great college players who grew grizzled and old together against the breakneck pace of the young, explosive Tar Heels.

Duke and North Carolina have never played in the NCAA Tournament, and as tempting as it is to pick it to finally happen — in an NCAA Final no less — I just think the Vols’ ability to control tempo and score efficiently, coupled with the elite guard play of Jordan Bone, gives Rick Barnes’ team an edge.

Championship Game: Duke defeats Tennessee: The story all year with Duke has been can you put enough pressure on Tre Jones to turn them over enough to limit Zion’s impact. If you can make Duke shoot 3s, which they aren’t very good at, you have a chance to win.

Tennessee is a good defensive basketball team, but they don’t match up that well with the Blue Devils, who have the types of elite athletes that have blitzed Tennessee’s interior defense this season. Expect the Blue Devils to get to the basket on offense and force the Vols, an average 3-point shooting team, to take too many attempts from deep.

That recipe leads Duke to its sixth national championship under Mike Krzyzewski.

Chris Wright’s Final Four: Duke vs. Michigan; Tennessee vs. Houston

Judging from the picks above, nobody thinks we’re going to get any chaos.

That’s safe and logical — two traits not always adopted by NCAA Tournament underdogs. I prefer my March with extra chaos and always root for upsets and the best story. These picks obviously reflect that.

I’m also from Raleigh, grew up watching Carolina and Duke. I was there long before Krzyzewski, back when Pan-Am and David Thompson ruled the air and “K” was nothing more than the 11th letter in the alphabet. Of course the kid in me wants nothing more than to see those two square off on the final Monday night. One vs. One. Bragging rights for life at stake. There could be no better story. I’ve been waiting, oh, 30+ years to read it.

The analyst in me knows that one off night can and often does destroy the best storylines.

UNC isn’t a good 3-point shooting team. The Heels are streaky. They don’t defend the 3 well, either. If they face Auburn in the Sweet 16, that’s a dangerous matchup. I hope I’m completely wrong. Family reunions will be much more enjoyable if Good Coby plays more minutes than Bad Coby and the Heels run the table for the fourth time in the past 15 seasons under Roy Williams. I’ll frame my annual Big Brother Bracket of Love and give that to my sister, the world’s biggest Duke fan.

Duke’s strengths are more consistent, more reliable. The Blue Devils have been the best team in the country with Zion on the floor. He certainly looked healthy in the ACC Tournament. Michigan has the best chance in that half of the bracket to end Duke’s dream in the Final Four, but I firmly believe UNC is the only team in the country capable of actually beating Duke. I’m less convinced Carolina will get that opportunity.

Krzyzewski, like John Calipari, has gone all in on the one-and-done movement. This is his best one-and-done team, better than the 2015 title team.

Only chaos — or Carolina — can get in his way.