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Georgia ties to NCAA bracket: Midwest region
Only four of the 68 teams in this year's NCAA Tournament will make it to the Georgia Dome, site of the Final Four and the national championship game. Many teams have ties to Georgia. Here are just a few of the nylon threads that connect the Peach State with every team that is in this year’s version of March Madness.
No. 1 Louisville (Big East Conference)
No. 16. N.C. A&T (Mid-Eastern Conference)
No. 8 Colorado State (Mountain West Conference)
No. 9 Missouri (Southeastern Conference)
No. 5 Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
No. 12 Oregon (Pac-12 Conference)
No. 4 St. Louis (Atlantic 10 Conference)
No. 13 New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
No. 6 Memphis (Conference USA)
No. 11 St. Mary's (West Coast Conference)
No. 11 Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Conference)
No. 3 Michigan State (Big Ten Conference)
No. 14 Valparaiso (Horizon League)
No. 7 Creighton (Missouri Vallery Conference)
No. 10 Cincinnati (Big East Tournament)
No. 2 Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
No. 15 Albany (America East Conference)
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Only four of the 68 teams in this year's NCAA Tournament will make it to the Georgia Dome, site of the Final Four and the national championship game. Many teams have ties to Georgia. Here are just a few of the nylon threads that connect the Peach State with every team that is in this year’s version of March Madness. No. 1. Louisville: The Cardinals feature sophomore Kevin Ware (5), a former standout at Rockdale County High School. He is averaging 4.4 points per game this season. Pervis Ellison, who led the Cardinals to a national championship, is a Savannah native.

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