ESPN NCAA Tournament 2009

Originally Published: March 15, 2009

Tourney Tips: Wake Forest

The Deacons could be the tug-of-the-heartstrings story of this year's Tournament.

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By Bill Doherty
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Note: ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to put together Insider's Tournament Tips, offering historical analysis of the bracket and in-depth breakdowns on all 65 tournament teams to help you make smart picks.

Lunardi's Logic

Wake is more than good enough to get past Cleveland State and Utah to the Sweet 16. Defensive breakdowns doom the Deacons in a third round loss to Louisville.

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Wake Forest's complete Bracketology chart

Take a look inside the data used by the tournament selection committee in seeding the bracket.

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