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Bark Bracket: Retrievers become top dogs, boosted by UMBC

They're now at the top of the Bark Bracket.

Very good dog, you Retrievers!

In a sport full of Bulldogs, Huskies and Terriers, a new breed is suddenly ruling the NCAA basketball tournament — and beyond.

All thanks to those underdogs at UMBC.

"How 'bout those Retrievers?" dog expert David Frei raved. "This is their moment."

'Bout time, too.

Always in the doghouse at America's most prestigious pooch pageant, no retriever has ever won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club, a competition that began in 1877.

Not a single Chesapeake Bay retriever, the state dog of Maryland and the mascot for the 16th-seeded University of Maryland-Baltimore County team that toppled mighty Virginia on Friday night.