March Madness: The Best March Madness Games of All Time

#3 Villanova vs. North Carolina - Championship Game - 2016

The ending to the game is widely regarded as the best of the last decade (Picture Credit - NPR)

In the 2016 Championship Game, the no.2 seed Villanova Wildcats defeated the no.1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels by 77-74. While only taking place three years ago, the game is already considered one of the best college games of the 21st century thanks to both the high stakes and the thrilling ending that drew comparisons to the famous 1992 Duke vs Kentucky game.

North Carolina were leading by 5 points after a closely fought opening 20 minutes, although Villanova seized control in the second half, and with 5 minutes left, the Tar Heels were down by nearly double-figures. North Carolina launched a late comeback, and with less than five seconds remaining, Marcus Paige knocked down a crazy three-pointer to level the game. Nevertheless, Villanova's Kris Jenkins answered with his own three-pointer at the buzzer and Jenkins was inevitably mobbed by his teammates after hitting the game-winning shot.