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March Madness Cinderella Rankings: Teams Most Likely to Pull Off Upsets in the NCAA Tournament

Picking upsets is the most fun part about filling out NCAA tournament brackets. You spend the hours after the field of 68 is unveiled on Selection Sunday researching which squads with high seeds might be vulnerable, and then try to overcome the comfort of playing it safe by rolling with a more proven team with ostensibly superior players. Below are the eight outfits seeded at No. 11 or lower that have the best opportunity to upset their opponents in the first round, ranked (totally unscientifically) in order of the likelihood that they’ll actually pull it off. One additional note: None of the teams squaring off in Dayton on Tuesday and Wednesday were considered because this piece is being published before the First Four tips off.