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NCAA Tournament Predictions, Part 5: Giving Some Mid-Major Lovin’

by Chris Mottram
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Full 2010 NCAA Tournament Predictions, From The SB Nation Editors (‘Cause We Know Stuff!)
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This man went to Harvard and bases everything he does on statistical analysis, so his NCAA Tournament predictions simply MUST be correct. Here is the bracket from SBNation.com Associate Editor Matt O’ Brien, who has four mid-major teams in the Sweet 16 (click to see larger):

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Final Four: Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, Baylor

Title Game: Kansas-Kentucky

Champion: Kansas

Biggest First Round Upsets: San Diego State over Tennessee; UTEP over Butler; Murray State over Vanderbilt; Old Dominion over Notre Dame; Siena over Purdue; Cornell over Temple.

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