The 3-point shot has added volatility, variety at the top of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll

North Carolina's Roy Williams and Gonzaga's Mark Few were a day from meeting for the 2017 national championship with teams relying heavily on imposing front lines. And the coaching buddies couldn't overlook one oddity.

“He said, ‘You know, this is strange — it’s the first time all year long that we've had to defend a team with two big guys, it's been go chase the 3-point shot,'” Williams recalled Few saying.

“I said, ‘But Mark, look around. ... We’re the only two left standing," Williams said.

It's a moment the now-retired Hall of Fame coach said the two have chuckled about since. It illustrates how much college basketball has changed since the arrival of the 3-point shot for the 1986-87 season. It has certainly been a factor in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll as it turns 75 years old.