We fought, we persevered, we hit buzzer beaters, we proved the experts wrong, we proved ourselves. We were the little engine that could. The Cinderella of March Madness. Still, just saying it, knowing it's true, is incredulous: Loyola University Chicago made the Final Four. They made me a believer in the little guy, in hard work, in the underdog again. Our school made the Final Four. They busted my bracket, they busted Sister Jean's, they almost fulfilled her 'Cinderella Dream' bracket. I started to believe they could.
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The next step for the Final Four teams is Houston, where they'll face off April 2. Only two of the top seeds managed to make it through to the other side. No. 1s Oregon, Kansas (25 percent of brackets in ESPN's Tournament Challenge selected Kansas to win it all) and Virginia all lost to their lower-seeded opponent.
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The field of 16 teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is now down to the Elite Eight. The eight games played on March 24 and 25 were split between the four cities: Chicago, Louisville, Ky., Anaheim, Calif. and Philadelphia. Which region/city can boast the most exciting games of the Sweet Sixteen? We broke it down.
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Did we forget about the top four seeds? Upsets galore is the theme of the tournament to this point, but while the games have been exciting, and surprising, the four best-seeded teams have managed to scrape through and remain in the tournament
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So what exactly happened in the first round to cause all of this March madness/magic? (What to call it really depends on who you were rooting for.)
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