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Monday's final featuring two teams capable of scoring a lot of points could give basketball fans the kind of ending this season really needs.

Louisville's injured Kevin Ware remained the talk of the team and the talk of the town. His teammates have fed off their fallen teammate as an inspiration but now need to make sure the attention doesn't become a distraction.

Louisville's Peyton Siva, Wichita State's Malcolm Armstead, Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams and Michigan's Trey Burke bring a unique skill set to their teams and will take center stage in Atlanta.

Louisville is the exception to the rule at the Final Four this weekend. Elite programs don't normally return with the same core group.

Late-season momentum? Louisville had it, but the other three teams at the Final Four did not. How did Michigan, Syracuse and Wichita State get their mojo back?

This season has been illogical and crazy, which makes this Final Four a fitting one, writes Dana O'Neil.

Sunday will mark the first time since The Shot that Rick Pitino and Mike Krzyzewski have faced each other in the NCAA tourney. Can their teams -- arguably the two best left in the field -- re-create the magic? We can only hope.

Jason King looks at the "pressure meter" hovering over each Sweet 16 team heading into Thursday and Friday's games.

Our experts share their thoughts on the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament.

The NCAA tournament is a pressure unlike any other. These players, teams and coaches are feeling it more than most.

Joe Lunardi breaks down all 68 teams in his 2013 NCAA tournament Video Previews.

College basketball suffered through a full-fledged existential crisis this season, where art collided with science. If one thing is certain, however, it's that the game has cornered the market on crazy and this field of 68 is no exception.

A list of the teams that have earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Skip Bayless says this March is likely to be filled with even more Madness than usual.

Eamonn Brennan and Myron Medcalf meet at the watercooler to discuss Joe Lunardi's latest NCAA bracket.

If you simply have to lose your NCAA pool, Rick Reilly has a lot of tips for you.