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Busting Bracketology 2.0: ACC and Big 12 in command

By Doug Winkey

Mar 18, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; General view of chairs with "The Road to the Final Four" logo and NCAA logo prior to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Basketball Championship at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; General view of chairs with "The Road to the Final Four" logo and NCAA logo prior to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Basketball Championship at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 17, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Xavier Musketeers guard Remy Abell (10) celebrates with the student section at the end of the game against the Providence Friars at the Cintas Center. Xavier won 85-74. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 17, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Xavier Musketeers guard Remy Abell (10) celebrates with the student section at the end of the game against the Providence Friars at the Cintas Center. Xavier won 85-74. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports /

2 Seeds: Iowa, Xavier, Virginia, Miami (Fl)

Iowa is starting to stumble down the stretch. They’ve lost two of three after going 10-1 in conference play. Iowa is still tied for first place, but the Hawkeyes need to at least beat Indiana at home on March 1st if they want to win their first Big Ten title in decades.

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Iowa Hawkeyes

After losing at Creighton last week, Xavier has won two straight to rebound and remains second in the Big East at 11-3.  The Musketeers have home games against Villanova and Creighton, with an important road game at Seton Hall that will count heavily towards their overall resume.

Miami leads the chaotic ACC at 10-3 on the back of a five game win streak. The Hurricanes have a tough remaining stretch with games at North Carolina and Notre Dame book-ending home games against Virginia and Louisville. Miami has at least positioned itself well for a strong postseason run before ACC tournament play.

Virginia is one of the teams trending strongest for a one seed out of this group. The Cavaliers are 10-4 in the ACC and have won eight of their last nine. They will have to find scoring at some point, with an offense rated in the mid-200s, but if history is any indication, the teams’s third ranked defense in points allowed (59.5) could take them far in March.

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