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Texas forward Ryan McClurg (30) and teammates celebrate from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 76-63. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
As the NCAA Tournament kicks into full gear, nearly every news site — whether sports related or not — will try any method to latch onto the excitement with its own type of bracket (we're guilty, too).
At Inside Higher Ed, the tradition has been to rank the teams in the tournament based on academic performance.