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Big Ten, SEC weakest at reaching second weekend

By Andy Glockner
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Much of the annual Selection Sunday debate is about major conference versus their mid-major counterparts. Although that makes for high-buzz chatter, the bid allocation each year is roughly the same -- the six biggest conferences grab 27 or so of the 34 at-larges. If you want bigger bracket intrigue, try checking out the splits among those major conferences. This season, the Big Ten has a chance to get five teams into the NCAA Tournament even though the bottom half of the league is undeniabl ...

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