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For those interested in more statistics, let me provide some
for you:
Picks for overall winner:
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Kentucky
|
94
|
|
Arizona
|
24
|
|
Wisconsin
|
20
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|
Duke
|
17
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Villanova
|
11
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Virginia
|
10
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Gonzaga
|
7
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Michigan State
|
5
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Kansas
|
3
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Notre Dame
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3
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Baylor
|
2
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San Diego State
|
2
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Georgetown
|
2
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SMU
|
1
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Utah
|
1
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Iowa State
|
1
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Oklahoma
|
1
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Louisville
|
1
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Maryland
|
1
|
The Most common Championship matchups:
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Kentucky/Duke
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46
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Kentucky/Virginia
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25
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Kentucky/Villanova
|
18
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Kentucky/Gonzaga
|
16
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Arizona/Duke
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10
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Kentucky/Iowa State
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10
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Wisconsin/Gonzaga
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8
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Arizona/Virginia
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7
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Arizona/Iowa State
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6
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Wisconsin/Villanova
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5
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Wisconsin/Duke
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4
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Arizona/Villanova
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4
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Wisconsin/Michigan State
|
3
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Kentucky/Louisville
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3
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Kentucky/Michigan State
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3
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Wisconsin/Virginia
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3
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Kentucky/Oklahoma
|
2
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Kansas/Virginia
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2
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Notre Dame/Iowa State
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2
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Arizona/Gonzaga
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2
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Wichita State/San Diego State
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2
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Kentucky/Georgetown
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2
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Arizona/Michigan State
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2
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Wisconsin/Iowa State
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1
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Kansas/Iowa State
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1
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Kentucky/San Diego State
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1
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Kentucky/SF Austin
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1
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Wisconsin/Georgetown
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1
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North Carolina/Duke
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1
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Baylor/SMU
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1
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Wisconsin/Oklahoma
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1
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Wichita State/Virginia
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1
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Baylor/Duke
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1
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Arizona/Oklahoma
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1
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Arizona/SMU
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1
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North Carolina/Georgetown
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1
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Maryland/Villanova
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1
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Oregon/Utah
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1
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Kansas/Duke
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1
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Notre Dame/Gonzaga
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1
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Baylor/Gonzaga
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1
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Kansas/Louisville
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1
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Kentucky/Iowa
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1
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North Carolina/Michigan State
|
1
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Most Common Final 4:
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Virginia/Duke
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15
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Villanova/Duke
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14
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Kentucky/Arizona/Villanova/Duke
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13
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Kentucky/Arizona/Virginia/Duke
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12
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Kentucky/Arizona/Virginia/Gonzaga
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8
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Oklahoma/Gonzaga
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6
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Virginia/Gonzaga
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6
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Kentucky/Arizona/Villanova/Iowa State
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5
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Kentucky/Arizona/Villanova/Gonzaga
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5
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Virginia/Iowa State
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5
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Kentucky/Arizona/Michigan State/Duke
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4
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Kentucky/Arizona/Virginia/Iowa State
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4
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Kentucky/Arizona/Louisville/Duke
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4
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Kentucky/Arizona/Northern Iowa/Duke
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4
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Kentucky/North Carolina/Louisville/Duke
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3
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Notre Dame/Arizona/Villanova/Duke
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3
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Michigan State/Duke
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3
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Kentucky/Baylor/Virginia/Duke
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3
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Kentucky/Arizona/Oklahoma/Duke
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3
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Villanova/Gonzaga
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3
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Kentucky/Arizona/Louisville/Iowa State
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2
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Kentucky/North Carolina/Virginia/Duke
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2
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Kentucky/Arizona/Michigan State/Iowa State
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2
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Kentucky/North Carolina/Villanova/Iowa State
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2
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Northern Iowa/Gonzaga
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2
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Notre Dame/Wisconsin/Michigan State/Gonzaga
|
2
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Kentucky/Arizona/Oklahoma/Gonzaga
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2
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Louisville/Duke
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2
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Kentucky/Arizona/NC State/Gonzaga
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2
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Kentucky/North Carolina/Oklahoma/Duke
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2
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Michigan State/Gonzaga
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2
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Kentucky/Arizona/Oklahoma/Iowa State
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2
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Kentucky/Wisconsin/Villanova/Iowa State
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2
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For the various regions:
Winner of Midwest Region:
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Kentucky
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174
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Notre Dame
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16
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Kansas
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6
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Wichita State
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4
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Maryland
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4
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New Mexico State
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1
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Cincinnati
|
1
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Kansas seems like a good value bet here, given they were the
#2 seed. Apparently, no one likes West
Virginia (#5 seed).
Winner of West Region:
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Arizona
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91
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Wisconsin
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82
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North Carolina
|
15
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Baylor
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11
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VCU
|
3
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Oregon
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2
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Arkansas
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1
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Ohio State
|
1
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A bit of a surprise with Arizona (#2 seed) getting lore love
than Wisconsin (#1 seed), especially since Wisconsin actually made the Final 4
last year and have most of their team back.
Winner of East:
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Virginia
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73
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Villanova
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56
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Oklahoma
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23
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Michigan State
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22
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Louisville
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17
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Northern Iowa
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9
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NC State
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3
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Providence
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1
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BSU / Dayton
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1
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Georgia
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1
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This was another #2 over a #1. Apparently, we were indecisive as a group
more for this bracket than any other.
The picks seems to be spread out over a broader range of teams. My guess is that whoever wins this thing will
do good in this bracket. There are a lot
of points to be gained on the field if you do well in this region.
Winner of South:
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Duke
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99
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Gonzaga
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51
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Iowa State
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35
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Georgetown
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7
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SMU
|
5
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San Diego State
|
4
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Iowa
|
2
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UCLA
|
1
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Utah
|
1
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SF Austin
|
1
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This looks like a 3-horse race, although that could be down
to 2 horses and the rotting corpse of Iowa State if they don't turn things
around. Not much love for Georgetown as
the #4 seed here. Given their track
record, that's not entirely unfounded.
Although Duke's track record in recent years hasn't really been all that
stellar either. They did win it all a
few years ago through, which is something Georgetown can't claim.
One more fun fact:
Kentucky is the only team that everyone picked to win.
Another fun fact: As I write these things, I'm listening to
every song to hit the top 20 from 1954 to this week in alphabetical order. I'm up to "C'est La Vie" by
B*Witched. I had totally forgotten about
that song. I have to get back to pulling
for UAB to choke like dogs.....
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