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NCAA Tournament: How UNC, Kentucky, Houston, and Auburn reached the Sweet Sixteen

North Carolina has packed their bags and headed west to Kansas City, Missouri, for the Sweet Sixteen starting on Friday. They’ll need to take on the three-point barrage of Auburn for the right to advance to the Elite Eight where one of Kentucky or Houston will await them.

Here is a look at how the final four teams in the Midwest region made it to the Sweet Sixteen.

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