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April 6, 2013-ATLANTA- Nicole Kriegisch (left) and Amy Chambers, both of Wichita, KS, cheer up before their game Final Four game against the Louisville Cardinals outside the Georgia Dorm in Atlanta on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Wichita State Shockers fan Zaid Labidi, from Wichita, sports a cape for his team on his way in for the Final Four on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: University of Michigan student Jarrett McFeters sports a cape leading fellow students to the Georgia Dome for their Final Four game against Syracuse on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: University of Michigan student Jarrett McFeters sports a cape into the Georgia Dome for their Final Four game against Syracuse on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans enjoy their pre-game event at Fan Experience area outside the Georgia Dorm before NCAA Final Four semi-finals on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: WISHFUL THINKING? -- Louisville fans Denise Johnson (left) and her daughter Tiah Johnson have their picture taken with a giant NCAA National Champion trophy outside the Georgia Dome at the Final Four on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Michigan Wolverines fans Doug Walls and Christy Jones, Grand Blanc, Michigan, give the o.k. sign while soaking up the sun outside the Georgia Dome before going inside to take on the Syracuse Orange at the Final Four on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans waits for the gate opens outside the Georgia Dorm before NCAA Final Four semi-finals in Atlanta on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Vanessa Zoeller (right), of Lawrenceville, and Todd Goldem, of Clermont, Fla., take their picture with a big NCAA sign outside the Georgia Dorm before NCAA Final Four semi-finals on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Louisville Cardinals fan Denise Johnson, from Louisville, and Syracuse Orange fan James Nabors, Birmingham, exchange high fives outside the Georgia Dome arriving for the Final Four games on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta. The two fans said they hoped to see each other again on Monday for a final showdown. At right is Louisville fan Christine Lewis.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Louisville Cardinals fan Bill Compton and Syracuse Orange fan James Nabors exchange a fist bump outside the Georgia Dome arriving at the Final Four on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: NCAA fans fill the street outside CNN and the Georgia Dome making their way in for the Final Four on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Louisville Cardinals fans Dana Folk (second from right), of Linden, NJ, and his 9-year-old son Amari (right) shoot some hoops at Fan Experience area before their Final Four game against the Wichita State Shockers outside the Georgia Dorm in Atlanta on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans ride up and down an escalator to get to events around the Georgia Dome before the first Final Four game inside the Georgia Dome on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Georgia Dome personnel wait in front of gate C before the first Final Four game inside the Georgia Dome on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: Jante' Oliver checks a fan through security before start of the first Final Four game inside the Georgia Dome on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 6, 2013-ATLANTA: A fan holds his hands up as he goes through security before the first Final Four game inside the Georgia Dome on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Traffic backs up on Centennial Olympic Park Drive on Friday evening April 5, 2013 as pedestrians and traffic make their way through Downtown Atlanta.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans stream towards Centennial Olympic Park on Friday evening April 5, 2013 as team banners blow in the wind above a vendor's booth.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans stream towards Centennial Olympic Park on Friday evening April 5, 2013 as team banners blow in the wind above a vendor's booth.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans stream towards Centennial Olympic Park on Friday evening April 5, 2013 as team banners blow in the wind above a vendor's booth.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Final Four fans are seen walking in downtown Atlanta.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Fans make their way down Andrew Young International Boulevard on Friday evening April 5, 2013 as the Final Four festivities get under way in Downtown Atlanta.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Final Four fans are seen walking in downtown Atlanta.

April 5, 2013-ATLANTA: Two Atlanta police officers are seen patrolling the streets on horses in downtown Atlanta.

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April 6, 2013-ATLANTA- Nicole Kriegisch (left) and Amy Chambers, both of Wichita, KS, cheer up before their game Final Four game against the Louisville Cardinals outside the Georgia Dorm in Atlanta on Saturday, April 6, 2013.

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