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          Giant Killers: This 'random' NCAA field isn't so hard to predict

          Matt Cashore/USA TODAY Sports
          • Peter Keating
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            Peter Keating
            ESPN Senior Writer
              Peter Keating is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine, where he covers investigative and statistical subjects. His column, The Numbers, appears in every issue.
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          • Jordan Brenner
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            Jordan Brenner
            ESPN The Magazine contributing writer
              Brenner writes for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider. He covers the NBA and college basketball.
          Mar 16, 2016, 03:45 PM

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