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Rank: Best NCAA tournament champions

March 1, 2013
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It was a tall order to study all 74 teams to have won the NCAA basketball tournament over the years and then rank them, but that's exactly what our team of college hoops experts have done. We'll make your job a little easier and just list their top 20 for you to put in order. Click on the logos below to submit your ballot.

Best NCAA tourney champions

Kentucky (2012)

North Carolina (2009)

Florida (2007)

UConn (1999)

UConn (1999)

Connecticut

Kentucky (1996)

Arkansas (1994)

Duke (1992)

UNLV (1990)

Georgetown (1984)

North Carolina (1982)

Indiana (1976)

NC State (1974)

UCLA (1973)

UCLA (1972)

UCLA (1969)

UCLA (1968)

UCLA (1967)

UCLA (1964)

Ohio State (1960)

San Francisco (1956)

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Will there be any more Sweet 16 upsets?

March 23, 2012
Mar
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Sadly, at least for Michigan State fans, the Spartans have been knocked out of the NCAA tournament by Louisville. Michigan State is the first No. 1 seed to fall in the tournament, but both Kentucky and North Carolina could take the plunge this evening if all doesn't go according to plan. Three double-digit seeds will be looking to end some tournament dreams early and keep the clock from striking midnight on their own personal Cinderella stories, but will we see any more upsets in the second half of the Sweet 16?

(1) Kentucky vs. (4) Indiana

Kentucky has run roughshod over its first two opponents, while Indiana barely survived a scare against VCU.

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Which team will win this Sweet 16 matchup?

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    23%
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    77%

Discuss (Total votes: 114,471)

(1) North Carolina vs. (13) Ohio

No. 13 Ohio is the lowest-ranked team still remaining, having upset both Michigan and South Florida in the first two rounds.

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Which team will win this Sweet 16 matchup?

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    84%
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(2) Kansas vs. (11) NC State

Both NC State and Kansas survived close games in the round of 32 -- NC State upset Georgetown 66-63, while Kansas eked out a 63-60 win against Purdue.

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Which team will win this Sweet 16 matchup?

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    72%
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Discuss (Total votes: 25,044)

(3) Baylor vs. (10) Xavier

Baylor and Xavier are coming off of big wins in the round of 32, a far cry from the close games they won in the round of 64.

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Which team will win this Sweet 16 matchup?

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    82%
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    18%

Discuss (Total votes: 28,087)

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