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Which #1 seed loses first?

IMO, UNC is the most vulnerable with Lawsons injury but they are in the weakest bracket. They could be very likely looking at a run of Radford, Butler, Gonzaga, Oklahoma to reach the Final Four. That's not very daunting for them, Lawson or not.

L'ville is the best team from the best conference with a coach that has an excellent tourney resume.

Pitt and Uconn look the most vulnerable to me. Neither one finished strong and the West (Uconn) is freaking loaded.
 
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Pitt is such a wild card here. If they can keep Blair out of serious foul trouble throughout the Dance, they will likely be the National Champions. OTOH, if Blair picks up 3 quick personals, they could lose to East Tennessee State.

Many top teams are completely dependent upon a star player, but few such players seem so likely to become disqualified on fouls as Blair.
 
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Bucky Katt;1431537; said:
Great po.....wait......what? Not even Fungo agrees with that.
Well, San Diego St. does play tonight... :tongue2:

My heart obviously says Louisville but my head says UConn... they have a tough region.

I think the biggest #1 upset would be North Carolina losing before the Elite 8... they have the easiest path to Indy.
 
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