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5 Cinderellas that could help or bust your March Madness bracket

The North, South, East and Midwest regions are all set for the NCAA tournament and all 68 teams are en route to Indianapolis. The Gonzaga Bulldogs received the overall No. 1 seed and, on paper, have the easiest path to the Final Four. The other No. 1 seeds, Michigan, Illinois and Baylor, will have a tougher time making it to the final weekend with plenty of teams looming in the shadows thirsty for upsets.

In most years, Cinderellas would be plucky little upstarts from lower-tier leagues like La Salle, Bradley or Florida Gulf Coast. But there are some power programs with lower seeds that could get hot this tournament, so we're going to slap the 'Cinderella' label on them too.