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Early look: Sizing up the other conferences

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  • Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Covers college basketball
    • Joined ESPN.com in 2011
    • Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Few sports have a platform equal to that enjoyed by college basketball, where players on the fringes for 90 percent of the year take center stage during tournament time. The magnification of March Madness within the national sports landscape amplifies the entire game, but it’s also a rare moment that allows mostly unknown contributors, even to college basketball loyalists, to validate Andy Warhol’s promises and spend some time with instant, albeit sometimes temporary, fame.