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    Separating the wheat from the chaff

    By Andrea Canales

    Tuesday, November 8, 2005

    The brackets for the NCAA tournament are finally out, and now the teams brace for the unforgiving playoff format that separates the wheat from the chaff. There were no surprises for the upper level of the seeds, as the four top overall teams, Penn, Portland, UNC and UCLA, were each ranked number one for their region. A quick look at the form of the four teams at the end of the regular season might forecast the fate of the team in their quest for the national championship. Out west, Cal (14 ...

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