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Drew Davison

Final Four preview and why Gonzaga can win it all

March Madness didn't disappoint yet again.

An upset-filled tournament is always a welcome sight, and there were plenty this time around.

Top overall seed Villanova didn't make it to the second weekend. Neither did 2-seeds Duke and Louisville.

Villanova (13 percent) and Duke (12 percent) were among a group of only four schools that had double-digit percentages to win the championship in brackets filled out by fans on ESPN's Tournament Challenge.

Another one of those schools, Kansas (11.1 percent), saw its dreams end short of the Final Four on Saturday. North Carolina (15.2 percent) is the only program to survive and advance to the Final Four.

So it'll be a year of firsts in Phoenix.

Gonzaga and South Carolina are making their first trips to the Final Four, and Oregon is going for the first time since 1939.

All three schools' coaches can finally drop the dubious "never been to a Final Four" title, too. Gonzaga's Mark Few, Oregon's Dana Altman and South Carolina's Frank Martin are among the most respected coaches in the game and certainly had been near the top of any "best coach to never reach Final Four" lists.

With that, we'll look ahead to the Final Four.

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