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Now this is the NCAA tournament

By Mark Schlabach

Friday, March 20, 2009

After 36 hours of mostly predictable results, the 2009 NCAA tournament had its cork popped with a half-dozen upsets Friday. The carnage was especially heavy in the Midwest Region, where the Nos. 4-7 seeds were upset by lesser seeds. No result was more shocking than No. 13 seed Cleveland State's 84-69 rout of No. 4 seed Wake Forest in Miami. The Demon Deacons, who were ranked No. 1 in the country at one point this season and have a roster chock full of NBA prospects, trailed by as many as 17 po ...

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