This NCAA Tournament Season, March Really Is Mad

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Published March 20, 2017 at 12:33 PM EDT

So how’s your bracket looking? Top seeds have fallen like timber in a forest as the men’s NCAA basketball tournament heads into its second weekend. The losers include defending champion Villanova and Duke.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with sports analyst and author John U. Bacon ( @johnubacon) about the results so far.

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