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Bracket Projection: UCLA

Some UCLA Bruins faithful wanted Steve Alford dismissed after last season's colossal disappointment and no NCAA tournament berth. Then he got Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf to campus and things in Westwood got a whole lot better. Ball has transformed the Bruins into far and away the nation's best offensive machine, but will that be enough to win the program's first national championship since 1995?

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.