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Bracket projection: Cincinnati

After residing, like most American Athletic Conference contenders, on the NCAA bubble, the Cincinnati Bearcats heard their name called on a sixth straight Selection Sunday. Cincinnati essentially has the same cast of characters back from last season's NCAA tourney team that lost a tough one to Kentucky in the Round of 32. The names and the game remain the same for Mick Cronin's squad: play at deliberate pace, defend like banshees, and battle tooth-and-nail until the final horn. Will this time-honored Cincinnati recipe for success add up to 2016 March Madness wins?

ESPN Insider has your answers, as Joe Lunardi has enlisted a team of Bracketologists to compile advanced metrics, key scouting intel and best- and worst-case tournament scenarios for all 68 teams to help you make smart picks in your bracket.