NCAA Tournament Bracket Preview Highlights Top Seeds
A guide to this year's NCAA Tour nament bracket outlines the main contenders Kansas North Carolina Oregon Virginia Michigan State as top seeds. It notes the potential for a chaotic March with many teams able to win it all and previews key matchups and players.
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Nets
Houston
Kansas
North Carolina
Oregon
Virginia
Michigan State
Tom Izzo
Midwest
Izzo
Michigan Wins On Late Shot To Edge Tulsa 67-62 In First Four
In Dayton Ohio Michigan 23 12 earned an NCAA bid by rallying past Tulsa 67 62 after Zak Irvin hit a go ahead 3 and closed with two free throws. Irvin led with 16 points as Michigan survived five ties and 12 lead changes to reach a date with Notre Dame in Brooklyn Friday.
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Michigan
Moritz Wagner
Tulsa
Marques Curtis
Dayton
Ohio
Zak Irvin
Wolverines
Irvin
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Brooklyn
Shaquille Harrison
Golden Hurricane
Frank Haith
Harrison
Holy Cross tops Southern for first NCAA win in 63 years
Holy Cross 59 Southern 55 in Dayton as Robert Champion scores 19 points including a late 3 pointer. The Crusaders, 16 seeds, end a 63 year drought and advance to face Oregon in Spokane. Champion seals with 14 seconds left as Holy Cross builds on a 1-3-1 defense and slogs through a 9-0 run in the second half.
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Holy Cross
Jehyve Floyd
Southern University
Trelan Banks
Dayton
Ohio
Southern
Robert Champion
Crusaders
Bill Carmody
Oregon
Spokane
Washington
Navy
Wake Forest
Jaguars
Champion
Roman Banks
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Roswell Regulators
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Eddie Macias
Christian Sanchez
Nathaniel Sanchez
Roswell High
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Mike Hernandez
Jonathan Hernandez
Nick Hernandez
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