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These Are The Last Three Teams That Have A Chance To Beat UConn

Only four teams remain standing in the women’s NCAA Tournament, and, as has been the case all season, one stands quite a bit taller than the rest. The UConn women won all 32 regular-season games by an average margin of 40.3 points per game and then somehow improved on that during the NCAA Tournament — […]

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Oh, Hey — There’s Finally An NCAA Men’s Tournament Favorite

The Final Four is set! And after 64 games, the FiveThirtyEight tournament model finally has a clear favorite. In this week’s video, we take a look at which team — UNC, Oklahoma, Villanova or (surprise!) Syracuse — has the best chance of winning it all, as well as how the probabilities have changed since before […]

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Oh, Hey — There’s Finally An NCAA Men’s Tournament Favorite

The Final Four is set! And after 64 games, the FiveThirtyEight tournament model finally has a clear favorite. In this week’s video, we take a look at which team — UNC, Oklahoma, Villanova or (surprise!) Syracuse — has the best chance of winning it all, as well as how the probabilities have changed since before […]

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What The Hell Is Syracuse Doing In The Final Four?

If I’d told you a couple of weeks ago that North Carolina, Oklahoma and Villanova would be packing their bags for a Final Four date in Houston, you probably wouldn’t have batted an eyelid. (Assuming you weren’t a Kansas or Oregon fan.) According to FiveThirtyEight’s NCAA Tournament prediction model, the Sooners and Tar Heels were […]

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What The Hell Is Syracuse Doing In The Final Four?

If I’d told you a couple of weeks ago that North Carolina, Oklahoma and Villanova would be packing their bags for a Final Four date in Houston, you probably wouldn’t have batted an eyelid. (Assuming you weren’t a Kansas or Oregon fan.) According to FiveThirtyEight’s NCAA Tournament prediction model, the Sooners and Tar Heels were […]

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