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2016 March Madness: #5 Indiana vs #12 Chattanooga

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The Big Ten is one of the strongest conferences in college basketball. Indiana was expected to contend, but most thought Michigan State would win the regular season. Indiana ended up winning the conference outright, but fell short in the conference tournament.

The Southern Conference is a perennial single-bid conference in the NCAA Tournament. The conference tournament winner has went on to play the role of Cinderella in the past.

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2016 March Madness: #5 Purdue vs #12 Arkansas-Little Rock

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The Big Ten could make some noise in the NCAA Tournament this season. All the top teams in the conference have gone on hot streaks at some point during the season. Purdue is currently in the middle of one.

The Sun Belt is a perennial one-bid conference in the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas-Little Rock hopes to duplicate what Georgia State did in the tournament last season…survive and advance.

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2016 March Madness: #5 Baylor vs #12 Yale

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The Big 12 have beaten up on each other since the conference schedule began. Kansas looks to be the cream of the crop with a handful of other teams a few notches below them…Baylor is one of those teams.

The Ivy League hasn’t been known for their potential title contenders, but teams like Harvard and Princeton have made some memorable NCAA tournament moments.

Can Yale get their first ever NCAA Tournament win and upset #5 seed Baylor?

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2016 March Madness: #5 Maryland vs #12 South Dakota State

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The Big Ten was solid all year long. Maryland was ranked along with Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and others all season. The talent level in the conference rivals any of the other power conferences.

The Summit League isn’t a well-known conference, but teams in the conference have made for some interesting NCAA Tournament matchups in year’s past.

Could the Jackrabbits upset the Terrapins?

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2016 March Madness: #6 Seton Hall vs #11 Gonzaga

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The Big East conference tournament was fun to watch this year. Seton Hall just lined them up and kept winning. The Pirates would have been a fun sleeper pick in the NCAA Tournament if they didn’t end up winning the conference tournament.

The West Coast Conference was weak this year. We are used to them getting at least one at-large bid during the peak years of the Gonzaga/St. Mary’s rivalry. St. Mary’s was on the bubble, but didn’t get in, so Gonzaga is the lone representative from the WCC this year.

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2016 March Madness: #6 Texas vs #11 Northern Iowa

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The Big 12 had a fantastic year as a whole. The top teams in the conference were ranked all season. A lot of the middle-of-the-road teams got at-large bids largely from the overall power of the conference.

The Missouri Valley Conference was just a two-bid conference this year. Northern Iowa won the conference tournament and Wichita State is playing in one of the play-in games. The conference wasn’t as strong as in years past.

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2016 March Madness: #7 Dayton vs #10 Syracuse

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The Atlantic 10 was the best mid-major conference in college basketball this season. There were at least five teams at the end of the season that could have won the conference championship.

The ACC has some of the best teams in the nation. A few are expected to go deep into the tourney. Syracuse wasn’t consistent and stagger into the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Some even believe Syracuse shouldn’t have gotten an at-large bid this year.

Can Dayton have a long run in the tourney?

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2016 March Madness: #7 Wisconsin vs #10 Pittsburgh

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The Big Ten had a big year. Many of their teams sprinkled the Top 25 all year. Wisconsin didn’t start out the year hot, but finished strong in usual Wisconsin fashion.

The ACC has some of the best teams in the nation. A few are expected to go deep into the tourney. Pitt didn’t have a strong conference record, but they come into the NCAA Tournament battle-tested.

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2016 March Madness: #7 Oregon State vs #10 VCU

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The Pac-12 was fun to watch this year, but teams beat the hell out of each other during the conference schedule. The Beavers came out of the Pac-12 schedule with a negative efficiency rating. The got a #7 seed thanks to their RPI rating.

The Atlantic 10 had a three-way tie for the regular season title. Dayton, VCU and St. Bonaventure tied with St. Joseph’s finishing one game out. The Rams have a core group of upperclassmen that have experience in the tournament.

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2016 March Madness: #8 Texas Tech vs #9 Butler

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Big 12 basketball was all over the place this year. They kept scavenging each other and it made for a fun year. Texas Tech was not expected to survive, but here they are in the NCAA Tournament.

The Big East was top-heavy this year. Butler was expected to compete for the title, but this year’s focus on offense is a little different from other Butler teams that had success in the NCAA Tournament.

Does Butler have another long tournament run in their future?

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2016 March Madness: #8 USC vs #9 Providence

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I loved watching Pac-12 games this year. It didn’t matter if it was one of the best versus one of the weakest teams in the conference, those games were always competitive. Every team that made the tournament from the Pac-12 deserves to be in it.

The Big East was top-heavy this year. Providence was a favorite to win the conference, but slumped mid-season. They finished the year strong and corrected the ship.

Does Andy Enfield have more ‘Dunk City’ magic left in him?

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2016 March Madness: #8 St. Joseph’s vs #9 Cincinnati

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The Atlantic 10 conference was better than expected this year. All the best teams in the division made the tournament and had their share of upsets early in the season.

The American Athletic Conference wasn’t as strong. Teams beat up on each other in-conference and they all came out of the year a bit hobbled. I think at least one too many teams from the conference made it into the field of 68 this year.

Can Cincy force St. Joseph’s to turn the ball over?

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