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Hoosiers, Cards top list of safe Giants 
As the clock keeps ticking toward Selection Sunday, we've spent most of our time analyzing the teams primed to break a few brackets and the high seeds vulnerable to their slingshots. But it's just as important to know which teams to avoid.
This season, five surefire Giants (all almost certain to be top-five seeds) check in with a Giant rating of 90 or more. That means that against an average Giant Killer, they'd win at least nine out of 10 times. What's surprising, though, is who makes that list.
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