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First-round upsets are something of a formality in the NCAA Tournament. Like clockwork, a mid-major school or two (typically a 12 or 13 seed) will knock off a top-25 level team in the first round, and if things fall the right way, they just might make their way to the second weekend of March Madness and the Sweet 16.
But what does it take to be a true contender from outside one of the top three or four seed lines? There’s surely a bit of luck involved, especially for teams that end up drawing another double-digit seed in the Round of 32.