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Miami Hurricanes – Shane Larkin Leads the New Power in the ACC
Not a lot of people would have bet that Miami would end up in the NCAA tournament in 2013, but to do it while winning both the regular season and conference tournament title in the ACC is even more shocking, as Shane Larkin finished the job this team began earlier this season in demolition the competition in the conference.
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Ole Miss Rebels – Marshall Henderson Conquers the SEC Tournament
After 11 years of waiting to return to the NCAA tournament, Marshall Henderson and Murphy Holloway took over the SEC final and led Ole Miss to an improbable win, giving them the conference title for only the third time in history, making sure they don’t get left out for whatever reason.
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The 2013 NCAA Tournament Bracket – 68 Team Edition
All four number one seeds in the 2013 NCAA tournament, Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga, aren’t repeats from last year. The 68 team field kicks off with the first four on March 19 & 20, with the second round, the actual tournament in its original form of 64 teams, begins on March 21.
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Oregon Ducks – Not the Pac-12 Champions You Expected
All of a sudden, Oregon are national heavyweights, coming ahead in the Pac-12 tournament with a win over UCLA, thanks to great rebounding, excellent depth and a huge game from two bench players, Carlos Emory and Jonhathan Loyd.
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Kansas Jayhawks – True Rulers of Rivalry & Big 12
Despite having to share the regular season title with Kansas State, there’s no doubt who is the better team, and the more deserving Big 12 tournament (and regular season) champion, as Kansas won against their inner-state rivals for a third time this season, not leaving much doubt to the identity of the superior team.
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College Basketball – Division I Teams Win-Less Seasons
By losing 59-51 to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, the Grambling State Tigers basketball team finish the 2012-2013 season with a 0-28 record, becoming the eighth team in NCAA division I history to finish the season without a single win.
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2013 NCAA Tournament – Automatic Qualifiers so Far
While it’s hard to imagine certain teams, like Indiana and Duke, not making it in to the NCAA Tournament even if they fail miserably in their conference tournament, for others, from the smaller conferences, winning their conference tournament might be the only way to make it into the big dance.
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Indiana Hoosiers – Winning the Conference the Hard Way
It was all about making free throws and layups in the final moments of the Indiana – Michigan game, and the Hoosiers came out on top. Cody Zeller gave his team the lead with 13 seconds to go, while Trey Burke and Jordan Morgan couldn’t convert on the other end.
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Big Ten – Indiana vs Michigan Predictions
Although most people would agree that Indiana are the best team in the Big Ten and probably the nation, they find themselves needing to win at Michigan in order to secure their first regular season conference title in over a decade without having to share it with anyone else.
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Duke Blue Devils – Enjoying Humiliating Their Biggest Rivals
If the first win over North Carolina earlier this season wasn’t enough to show just how far the 2013 Duke version is from their eternal biggest rivals, a second, much more dominant performance at Chapel Hill, led by Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee, made everyone see the clear distance between the two teams.