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Do You Think the NCAA Tournament has been Boring?
With very few upsets and surprises, this year's installment of March Madness has been short on madness. The top three seeds in each bracket have all marched into the Sweet 16, making this weekend's games a battle of college basketball heavyweights. That's not what makes this time of year of magical though, it's the double-digit seeds knocking off a top dog and making a run. The only double-digit seed remaining is also the lone Pac-10 team, Arizona. Does the lack of a Cinderella story have you bored with the tourney? The San Francisco Chronicle's Ray Ratto is. The LAist bracket contest, however, is wide open. The bracket named "Johnny Bag of Donuts" is currently in the lead, but things are close. Winner gets an XBOX 360 Elite System provided by our friends at Microsoft.
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