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Mass: Sowing the seeds of upsets

By AJ Mass
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Which team will be this year's George Mason? How can we tell if the Cinderella slipper will fit? The most important round in your tournament bracket is the first round. Because there are 32 games, there always will be a few upsets. If you pick the right ones (the ones nobody else does) and avoid selecting against eventual Final Four teams, you've got a huge leg up on the rest of the competition. But basketball is not an exact science, and Hampton, Richmond and Santa Clara didn't exactly leap o ...

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