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Illinois, Michigan vie to be greatest state

By Mark Tennis and Doug Huff
ESPNRISE.com

Monday, March 16, 2009

Based on its impressive total of 70.1 percent of the vote in last week's semifinal victory over California in the ESPN RISE Great State Debate, Illinois has proven it will be very tough to beat in this week's final battle for national supremacy in boys' basketball. The Great State Debate may ultimately show that the Land of Lincoln could be the boys' basketball equivalent of Texas in football when it comes to the passion its citizens. Still, Illinois needs to win one more vote. And as New York ...

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