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Momentum is a dangerous word when it comes to the NCAA tournament, because it fools us into writing off some teams that had stumbled late in the season.
Last year, Syracuse lost five of six games entering the tourney and made the Final Four. National champ Villanova entered the tourney coming off a loss to Seton Hall in the Big East championship game.
Baylor, ranked No. 1 seven weeks ago, has lost some of its sheen during a recent funk. The No. 11 Bears had dropped five of eight games before they knocked off No.