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INDIANAPOLIS — For all the hubbub of madness, for all the upsets, for all the underdog winners and superdog stunners, the 2021 men's NCAA tournament will end with a lot of chalk: two No. 1 seeds, a No. 2 seed and the blacksheep of the group, No. 11 seed UCLA.
Indicative of this bizarre COVID-19 year, this tournament has produced a Final Four with three of the top eight seeds in the event while also featuring a record-tying number of upsets (13 wins by teams seeded five spots worse than their opponent).