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The top eight teams -- Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Michigan State, St. John's -- are as strong as any group of 1- and 2-seeds I can remember. Collectively, this top eight has won 148 Q1/Q2 games. All could have been standalone 1-seeds in other seasons.

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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The top eight teams -- <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2/auburn-tigers" target="_blank">Auburn</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/150/duke-blue-devils" target="_blank">Duke</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/248/houston-cougars" target="_blank">Houston</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/57/florida-gators" target="_blank">Florida</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2633/tennessee-volunteers" target="_blank">Tennessee</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide" target="_blank">Alabama</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/127/michigan-state-spartans" target="_blank">Michigan State</a>, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2599/st-johns-red-storm" target="_blank">St. John&#039;s</a> -- are as strong as any group of 1- and 2-seeds I can remember. Collectively, this top eight has won 148 Q1/Q2 games. All could have been standalone 1-seeds in other seasons.</li>
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[QUOTE="TerryP, post: 1598825, member: 12209"] [LIST] [*]The top eight teams -- [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2/auburn-tigers']Auburn[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/150/duke-blue-devils']Duke[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/248/houston-cougars']Houston[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/57/florida-gators']Florida[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2633/tennessee-volunteers']Tennessee[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide']Alabama[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/127/michigan-state-spartans']Michigan State[/URL], [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2599/st-johns-red-storm']St. John's[/URL] -- are as strong as any group of 1- and 2-seeds I can remember. Collectively, this top eight has won 148 Q1/Q2 games. All could have been standalone 1-seeds in other seasons. [/LIST] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44241029/mens-march-madness-2025-hits-misses-lunardi-reaction-ncaa-tournament-selection-committee[/URL] [/QUOTE]