March 6, 2013 Table Of Contents
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LEADING OFF
EDITOR'S LETTER
PICKING A WINNER
PREDICTING NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES IS A TIMELESS TRADITION WITH MANY INTERPRETATIONS—BUT A FEW RULES ARE SET IN STONE
By Steve Rushin
In a tournament in which the champion must win six (or seven) single-elimination games, there's plenty of room for randomness. These three advanced statistics can provide a framework for picking a smarter bracket
By Luke Winn
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THE TOURNAMENT IN PHOTOS
THROUGH THE LENS OF RICH CLARKSON
THE VETERAN OF 59 FINAL FOURS HAS CHRONICLED COLLEGE BASKETBALL FROM EVERY ANGLE, AND HIS PICTURES TELL THOUSANDS OF STORIES. HE SHARES THE IMAGES THAT MEAN THE MOST TO HIM
By INTRODUCTION BY Lars Anderson
POINT AFTER
By Albert Chen