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Every. Game. Matters.

These games ended up deciding who ultimately got in, and who had to stay home

Updated: March 13, 2011, 8:54 PM ET
By Ian Gordon | ESPN Insider

Now that the field of 68 is set, and Kevin O'Neill can finally relax a little bit, let's take a look at the games that were the most important to shaping the fringes of the 2011 NCAA tournament. Here are the crucial wins for the last four in, and the bubble-busting losses for those four that just missed out.


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