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Look: Bearcats Land Five Seed in Latest ESPN Bracketology
CINCINNATI — ESPN's Joe Lunardi dropped his latest Bracketology entering June and Cincinnati moved up one spot to a five seed in the South Region.
Cincinnati barely missed out on the big dance last season and is widely expected to crack the tournament this coming season for the first time in the Wes Miller era.
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