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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Syracuse Makes Surprise Run to the Final Four

I, along with many other people thought that at 19-13, the Syracuse Orange didn't deserve a bid.  They still didn't, I mean they lost to eight win St.John's and had a RPI near 75.  But, they caught breaks and are the the fourth double digit seed and first tenth seed to ever make it to the Final Four. 
They beat seventh seeded Dayton 70-51.  Then, Middle Tennessee State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in Tournament history, beating 2 seeded and my championship pick Michigan State.  So, the Orange took care of business, winning 75-50.  Then, they got 11 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs, who crushed 3 seeded Utah Utes.  Syracuse came from behind and won 63-60.  Then, they got ACC for and one-seeded Virginia Cavaliers.  The 'Cuse ended the game on a 29-8 run and got revenge, winning 68-62.
They get a rematch with fellow ACC conference member North Carolina Tar Heels, the only one seed to not get taken down in the Elite Eight.  The Tar Heels, led by senior leader Marcus Paige, won in New York 84-73 in the ACC season.  Syracuse will look to keep their surprising run from the bubble to the Championship.  A win would make them the only double-digit seed to go to the Final.  It should be a good slate of games on Saturday night.

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