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Message: [QUOTE="FanInNC, post: 4935556, member: 13050"] Duke is really the only true “Cinderella” left considering seedings. And honestly it’s not that crazy they are here if you’ve watched them play this year. One interesting angle is out of the 16 schools remaining, how were these teams viewed in the pre season before the first tip off occurred? Within the ACC Duke and State were picked 7th and 8th respectively. Neither team had anyone selected for preseason All Conference or on the newcomer watch list. Similarly in the PAC 12 USC and Oregon State were picked 6th and 9th. USC picked 6th is more of a testament to the depth of the PAC 12 though as they were also preseason top 25. It appears Gonzaga, Duke, NC State and Oregon State were the only unranked schools in the preseason to still be alive in the sweet 16. [/QUOTE]