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Now that the NCAA Tournament brackets are set, the time has come to figure out who will get to the ultimate stage. For all of the NCAA Tournament’s early upsets, the Final Four is usually made up of the usual favorites and slightly lower seeded teams from power conferences. George Mason was the exception two years ago, but last year’s Final Four had a more stable offering of two number 1 and two number 2 seeds. This year, it would appear that the NCAA Tournament favorites have a clear path to the Final Four. But who will come out of each bracket for real?
East Regional Bracket- North Carolina Tar Heels
The Tar Heels are the overall number 1 NCAA seed, with only two losses at home this season. With the likely Player of the Year in Tyler Hansbrough, the Tar Heels have a clear mission to overcome their come from ahead loss in last year’s Elite 8. In addition, all of the Tar Heels potential games in the East Regional would be in the state of North Carolina.
Behind them, Tennessee has been on top of the SEC most of the year, having only slipped down to a number 2 seed in the final weekend. However, the Volunteers will always be suspect since they don’t have a big men’s basketball tradition. In addition, they could get tripped up in the second round by mid-major powers Butler or South Alabama.

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