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NCAA Tournament Midwest Preview: Will We Get Michigan State-Virginia Part III?
The Midwest region as a whole probably is the second-hardest of the bunch, but all eyes are going to be on two teams. NCAA Tournament fans will be watching to see if we’ll get a Michigan State vs. Virginia Part III, and this year’s potential matchup comes with some seeding drama. Many fans feel as though the Spartans should have gotten the No. 1 seed the Cavaliers were dealt on Selection Sunday, and that’ll only fuel Virginia’s fire, as it lost the previous two tournament meetings. Still, that’s not all the Midwest has going for it. With guys like Denzel Valentine (Michigan State), Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia), Jakob Poeltl (Utah), Georges Niang...