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NCAA Tournament – Teams of the Elite Eight
The ACC, with three teams (Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame) leads the conferences in Elite Eight representation, followed by the Big Ten (Michigan State, Wisconsin) with two. The SEC (with Kentucky), Pac-12 (Arizona) and WCC (Gonzaga) have just one team each left in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
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NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Predictions (Kentucky vs Michigan, UConn vs Michigan State)
Two teams from the same state on the same night of the Elite Eight, as UConn take on Michigan State followed by the big game of the evening, Kentucky playing against Michigan to wrap up the picture of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four for 2014.
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NCAA Tournament – Louisville & Michigan Complete Final Four Picture
The 2013 Final Four was set up after the second day of the Elite Eight weekend, as the only number one seed left in the tournament, Louisville, used the Kevin Ware injury to push them way too far and high for Duke to catch up, while Michigan showed Florida that not having any sort of offensive initiative isn’t the way to succeed against them, winning by way more than anyone expected.
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Elite Eight – Duke vs Louisville Predictions
A game that could have easily been the NCAA tournament’s final if the seeding was slightly different, Duke and Louisville provide us with the only number one vs number two game in the bracket, with Big East defense and all-around solid basketball stepping up to take down incredible shooting and underrated ACC defense.
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Elite Eight – Michigan vs Florida Predictions
These two teams were expected to reach this stage in the NCAA tournament – Michigan held the number one spot in the nation earlier this season before some problems in winning tough road games appeared. Florida have one of the best defenses in the nation, but their inability to win close games makes you wonder of how just how good they really are.
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NCAA Tournament – Syracuse & Wichita State Make it Into the Final Four
The first half of the Elite Eight weekend began with one very surprising result, as Wichita State didn’t just play better defense than the Buckeyes from Ohio State, but actually beat them to make their first final four in nearly 50 years. In the Big Easy derby between Syracuse and Marquette we saw a basketball game that showed a lot of the problems of the sport, while the Orange were the main benefactors of the ugliness.
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Elite Eight – Wichita State vs Ohio State Predictions
While it’s pretty obvious that Ohio State are the big favorites to win this Elite Eight matchup, the one game with the least amount of parity in it among the four in this round, it’s hard to say that Wichita State aren’t good enough for the upset after already making it this far.
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Elite Eight – Syracuse vs Marquette Predictions
At some point in every NCAA tournament, it comes down to two teams that know each other very well, as it is the case with Syracuse and Marquette, two teams from the falling apart Big East, trying to make the final four for the first time in a decade.
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NCAA Tournament – Number One Seed Keep Falling & No More Cinderella
Watching number one seeds fall and witnessing Cinderella stories are part of the magic in every NCAA tournament. We’re running out of number one teams, as Louisville remain the only one standing after Kansas were beating by Michigan. On the other end of that spectrum, the magical run of Florida Gulf Coast is over, losing to Florida and leaving pretty much only big boys left in the dance.
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Jim Boeheim Can’t Beat Big Ten Teams
Jared Sullinger was too much, finishing with 19 point. Syracuse couldn’t keep Ohio State at bay with their zone defense that worked OK in the first half, but allowed 52.4% in the second half. Thad Matta is headed to his second final four with the Buckeyes in six years, while Jim Boeheim, who had a rough year off the court, tries to figure out how this happens against Big Ten teams all the time.