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Tag: Dayton

  • A Date in Dayton: Your Guide to the First Four

    A Date in Dayton: Your Guide to the First Four

    Last year, I wrote up a not-so-quick preview of the NCAA tournament play-in games, lovingly known as the “First Four.” If you want a little history and background on the four-game pre-tournament showing in Dayton, go ahead and check it out here.

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  • Bracket Busters: Your Guide to the First Four

    Bracket Busters: Your Guide to the First Four

    On Sunday, 68 teams heard their name called to play in the greatest tournament in all of sports. Well, kind of. You see, the Big Dance only works with 64 teams—at least in its current format. It’s a beautiful system: six beautiful rounds of basketball that cut the field of teams in half each round. […]

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