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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4394859, member: 12088"] That's what I was thinking, too. Watching the tournament from last year, there were lots of scrappy teams, like Creighton and South Dakota, who were wonderful to watch. But when it came down to it, none of them were really competitive at the highest level. Certainly not Maryland or Indiana or Iowa or Iowa St or Baylor or Michigan or Tennessee or LSU. Last year, the real contenders were the big 3 plus ND, NC St, Louisville and Texas. That was it. And projecting forward, I don't see a lot of improvement or even keeping up with the previous year in the field other than ND, Louisville and Texas. The Big 3 still look to be a cut above -- barring major injury woes. Are upsets and Cinderella teams possible? Absolutely, just like in any year. But they don't seem likely. And speaking of Cinderellas, UNC could be one of these. [/QUOTE]