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Eamonn Brennan takes a closer look at the 2013 NCAA tournament's East Region, including players to watch and potential matchups to root for.

C.J. Fair had 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, Michael Carter-Williams added 15 points and 10 assists, and No. 4 Syracuse beat Long Beach State 84-53 on Thursday night.

Brandon Triche had 18 points, including a pair of free throws that broke the final tie with 88 seconds left, and Syracuse (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 3 AP) beat West Virginia 63-61 on Saturday.

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas presents the latest Bilas Index, in which the UNC Tar Heels stay in the top five despite an blowout loss to Florida State.

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2012

No. 5 Syracuse 69, Virginia Tech 58

Former Duke point guard Jay Williams lists his top 12 point guards for the 2011-12 season.

Blog | Conversation | October 27, 2011

The Giant Killers series examines all the NCAA first-round matchups with giant-killing upset potential, plus ratings for each low seed's chance of pulling an upset and each high seed's chance of falling. The numbers say this could be a wild year.

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2010

Will Brandon Jennings be the first of many players to skip college and instead play in Europe? These college coaches don't think many teenagers will take that gamble, writes Dana O'Neil.

Kansas will win the national title. Why? Didn't you see Saturday's semifinal against Marquette?