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It’s a pointless study, and because of how pointless it is, I thought I should point it out. ESPN did a study of the Academic Elites, and found that the No. 1 seeds in this year’s tourney aren’t anywhere near the top.

North Carolina was the only school among the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men’s tournament to graduate at least 50 percent of its players.

A report released Monday found 86 percent of Tar Heels men’s players earned diplomas during a six-year period. The other top seeds were far worse: 45 percent at Kansas and 40 percent at UCLA and Memphis.

Thankfully, no one cares about academics. And anytime these schools brag about being smarter, we’ll be quick to remind them we kicked their ass in bball and football. Unless, of course, you’re Memphis, and then you only won in basketball.