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Tuesday / March 19.
  • The 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 seeds are now out of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    The NCAA Tournament’s South Region is looking like a dumpster fire.

    Or a bracket including Kentucky and a bunch of Cinderellas — depending on how you look at it.

    After Sunday’s action, the Nos. 1 (Virginia), 2 (Cincinnati), 3 (Tennessee), 4 (Arizona) and 6 (Miami) seeds had all been bounced from the Big Dance.

    It’s the first time since 1979 that a region has failed to place any of its top four seeds in the Sweet 16.

    No. 5 Kentucky looks like the favorite now and will face No. 9 Kansas State on one Sweet 16 game on Friday in Atlanta. K-State ended Cinderella UMBC’s’ run, 50-43, Sunday night.

    UMBC, of course, became the first 16 seed to ever topple a 1 seed when it dominated Virginia on Friday night.

    No. 7 Nevada will play No. 11 Loyola-Chicago in the other Sweet 16 game there.

    Arizona, many people’s favorite to make the Final Four, lost in the first round to Buffalo, which then fell to Kentucky.

    Miami was ousted by Loyola-Chicago, when then took out Tennessee for good measure.

    On Sunday, Nevada overcame a 22-point deficit to beat Cincinnati, 75-73.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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