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The selection committee doesn t always get its due for this, but it can be a clever bunch.
Hidden beneath those starchy exteriors lie savvy, knowledgeable people who operate with a sense of history and even dare I say it humor. The harder you look at the 2021 bracket, the more tasty potential matchups you see, like chocolate Easter eggs hidden in the grass.
A potential matchup can be fun or compelling for several reasons. It could be because of the teams, the individual players, a coaching matchup, historic programs or rivalries, or the sheer novelty factor. You don t think the committee knew what is was doing when it pitted UCLA and Michigan State two blue-blood teams in notably down seasons against each other in one of the play-in games?
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Michigan State: 11 seed, vs. UCLA Tom Izzo and Mick Cronin will match up in a rare First Four game for both of these programs. Izzo s Spartans started off the season just 10-9 but rallied down the stretch for three top-five wins against No. 5 Illinois, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan, all at home. While Michigan State did lose to Maryland in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament, the committee decided the Spartans’ strong wins to finish off the regular season was enough. Aaron Henry is Michigan State s leading scorer with 15.3 points per game. He is the only Spartan currently averaging double-digit points per game.
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