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Madness teams could pull off upsets in the first round? Here's eight bracket-buster predictions for Round of 64 NCAA Tournament bracket.

Madness — the NCAA men's basketball tournament — and that means there are going to be upsets. Whether it's a No. 9 seed beating a No. 8 in a kind-of upset, a traditional No. 12 over No. 5 upset or a more stunning upset with a No.

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Fast forward to this Sunday, and the Wolverines already knew their fate before the NCAA Tournament bracket was officially revealed — for the exact opposite reason. A remarkable turnaround in Year 1 of Dusty May’s tenure led to Michigan putting an end to its two-year absence in March Madness with a Big Ten tournament title and making the 68-team field as the No.

NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT FIRST-ROUND PREDICTIONS FOR BIG TENTEAMS. South Region. No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 12 UC San Diego. A short turnaround mixed in with some travel to higher elev