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Early March Madness predictor: Why history suggests one of these 12 teams will win the men's national championship

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The past 20 national champions and 34 of the past 35 were each ranked in the top 12 in their respective season's Week 6 AP poll.

Since the 2003-04 season , the average Week 6 ranking of the eventual national title winner has been 4.8 .

No other poll has been more accurate, not even the polls that come out in late February or March .

Two -time reigning national champion UConn dropped from No. 3 to No. 25 last week .

The 18th -ranked Huskies have since steadied themselves, defeating Baylor and Texas .

BetMGM still lists both UConn and Houston among the top half dozen favorites to win a national title this spring .

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