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As we all know, NCAA brackets are a staple of American sports. They go along with a staple of American social life, namely, bragging about how amazing your bracket did. To help you to reach that goal, this is the NCAA bracket preview.

Cinderellas

One of the best parts of the tournament is the upsets. Here are some of the potential upsets in 2016:

12 in the West: Yale

First Round Matchup: Baylor

FiveThirtyEight statistical analysis: 61% chance of Baylor winning

First, the Bulldogs has been able to compete with the best of them. Losing to SMU by 2, and leading Duke at halftime before falling. Additionally, they are hot, going 9-1 over their last 10 games, while Baylor is not, having lost 4 of their last 6. Finally, Baylor fell to 14 seed Georgia State last year, meaning that this giant has been slain before.

11 in the Midwest: Gonzaga

First Round Matchup: Seton Hall

FiveThirtyEight statistical analysis: 60% chance of Gonzaga winning

Unlike a team like, for example, Yale, Gonzaga had lots of chances to build an impressive NCAA resume. It did, sort of. Impressive wins over UConn and St. Mary’s, along with a win over Tennessee because Tennessee is technically in the SEC so it sort of counts as big, along with no bad losses. But man, Gonzaga lost by 1 to Texas A&M, and by 5 to UCLA and Arizona. The committee definitely screwed this team, but they could’ve been better. Seton Hall also had impressive wins, over Xavier, Villanova, and Providence, but they also lost to Creighton and Long Beach State. Perhaps most importantly, Gonzaga made the Elite last year as 2 seed, so this team has experience.

This is the first addition in a multi-part series.

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