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Taking Exception: Countering the National Bracket

By Christopher Harris
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

A camel is a horse put together by committee. And a bracket made of chalk is put together by a nation. It's not surprising that the National Bracket, which combines the entries of everyone who has picked the NCAA men's basketball tournament in ESPN.com's Tournament Challenge, has mostly favorites winning every game. After all, if you pick one big upset, but your 10 friends all pick the favorite in that game, things will average out in favor of chalk. Still, because the National Bracket page h ...

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