Top 5 margin of victory averages for NCAA Tournament champs

5. 1990 UNLV

During the 1990 NCAA Tournament, the Runnin’ Rebels had a couple of dominant performances en route to their championship victory. In their six wins over Little Rock, Ohio State, Ball State, Loyola-Marymount, Georgia Tech and Duke, UNLV’s average margin of victory was 18.7 points.

The team’s largest wins came in the opening round against Little Rock and its Elite Eight win over Loyola-Marymount where they won by 30 points in 102-72 and 131-101, respectively. Though they had many great games, the Rebels weren’t without tight contests as they won their Sweet 16 game against Ball State by just two points, 69-67.