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NCAA Previews: Recognize James Mays and the Clemson Tigers

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Record: 24-9, 10-6 in conference RPI: 22How They Got In: at-large.Seed/Bracket: #5/MidwestMascot: Tigers. Nothing special ... except for the trademarked "hook" in the logo of the tiger's paw.Big Wins: Purdue, Mississippi State and Miami. Notable Loss: They lost at home to...

NCAA Previews: Recognize Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Record: 27-5, 13-3 in conference RPI: 4How They Got In: at large bid.Seed/Bracket: #2/WestMascot: Blue Devils. Really, there is no good reason why they are called the Blue Devils. Just like an NBA team might do, they just asked for suggestions and pulled that one out, despite...

NCAA Previews: Recognize the North Carolina Tar Heels

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Record: 29-2, 14-2 in conference RPI: 2How They Got In: Won ACC regular season and tournament championship.Seed/Bracket: #1/EastMascot: Tar Heel. It was last year's tournament when mascot Jason Ray was killed when an SUV struck him as he was walking down the side of a road in East...

NCAA Previews: Recognize the Big South Champion Winthrop Eagles

Conference: Big SouthRecord: 22-11, 10-4 in conference RPI: 126How They Got In: Beat UNC-Asheville, 66-48, to win the Big South tournament.Seed/Bracket: #13/EastMascot: Eagles. Yeah, there is no real great story behind it. Just eagles.Big Wins: Miami-FL in Sunrise, Florida and Georgia Tech. Notable Loss: They lost their...