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NCAA Tournament 2018: These 8 favorites should be on upset alert

The NCAA Tournament is just around the corner and upsets are sure to follow.

As a primer, The Oregonian/OregonLive has compiled a list of eight favorites who should be wary entering the Big Dance.

It's important to note this article refrained from picking 8 vs. 9 and 7 vs. 10 matchups, as those games often feature evenly matched teams where results can hardly be considered upsets. It also does not count No. 6-seeds TCU or Florida, as both have undetermined first round opponents who are playing in "First Four" games Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here are eight teams who should be hyper alert for a potential first round upset this week.