That and NC has friends in the right places...aka John Skipper at ESPN, etc. NC is a media darling. We've heard very little about the academic scandal through mainstream media. The general public has been fed false propaganda all season, for instance ESPN spent pimping NC for a surefire 1 seed long before the end of the season despite the fact their were other teams out there with better resumes.
John Swofford was in charge of the athletic department at NC when the scandal was put into action. Now he's in charge of the ACC.
And all those followers and the NCAA will do whatever it takes to protect St. Dean.
Too bad Tark isn't still alive. The NCAA is so mad at NC they gave them a championship and gave Cleveland State the death penalty.