Posted by Joe Lunardi
Time now for a special pre-Valentine's Day edition of the Bracket Blog. Let's give a little extra love to a handful of teams:
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Villanova: The Wildcats were a No. 4 seed in Monday's bracket and could be as high as a No. 3 in Friday's update. The speculation is heating up that Nova could play its way into first- and second-round games at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, and such talk is on target. A No. 3 would give the Cats a 50-50 shot at Philly, in my view. More important, Villanova has a real chance for a double bye at the Big East tournament. Get that, and the rest should take care of itself.
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Missouri: The Tigers didn't let me down as my newly proclaimed "most underrated team" in the land. Mizzou was a No. 5 seed Monday and should be a No. 4 on Friday following the win over Kansas. Take a look at the latest
Adjusted Scoring Margin data, and you'll see these Tigers aren't likely to change their stripes anytime soon.
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