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Bracket projection: UCLA

Coach Steve Alford and his UCLA Bruins emerged from the early season shoplifting controversy in China that cost the team three players and more Ball family drama to make their fourth NCAA tournament appearance in five years. This wasn't Alford's best team, but it might have been his best coaching job. He replaced four starters and integrated a few younger players with holdovers like Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh, who also had to take on bigger roles. Can he complete the job by getting the Bruins back to another deep tournament run?

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.