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#6 Cincinnati vs #2 Ohio St

#7 Florida vs #3 Marquette

#11 NC State vs #2 Kansas

#13 Ohio vs #1 North Carolina

#10 Xavier vs #3 Baylor

Top 10 Sexy Sweet Sixteen Picks

 

Top 10 Most Likely Upsets

March is no time to play it safe. When you fill in your brackets over the next few days, here are the 10 most likely First Round upsets to focus on:

 

Who will make the deepest runs in the 2012 NCAA Tournament? Who will flop early? Which players will shine? Alongside of CollegeHoops.net's Official Prediction, our crack staff of college basketball gurus presents their March Madness picks.

 

Arizona (21-9, 12-5, #67 RPI)

Drexel (24-5, 16-2, #74 RPI)

Iona (24-6, 15-3, #40 RPI)

Oral Roberts (26-5, 17-1, #39 RPI)

Xavier (18-11, 9-6, #57 RPI)

Unlike the NBA, college basketball schedules are not equitable. In non-conference play, wealthy schools can host as many home games as they'd like, while other schools can go on the road to raise cash. Schools can choose to play cupcakes or challenge themselves in stacked pre-season tournaments. Even in conference play, some leagues have unbalanced scheduling that can alter the final standings substantially. (Georgetown will never get a chance to avenge last night's overtime loss to Syracuse.)

 

#12 Memphis vs #5 Arizona

#12 Richmond vs #5 Vanderbilt

#12 UAB/Clemson vs #5 West Virginia

#12 Utah St vs #5 Kansas St