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March Madness men's basketball tournament bracket set as North Carolina's inclusion draws scrutiny

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No. 1 seed Florida is a slight favorite to win it all at the Final Four in San Antonio on April 5 and 7 .

North Carolina's athletic director says he was not allowed to participate in any vote about his own school.

Rick Pitino will face John Calipari of Arkansas and Bill Self of Kansas in the NCAA tournament.

There are three potential second -round games between SEC teams the committee is asked to avoid.

The SEC , Big Ten and Big 12 captured 42.5% of the tournament's 68 spots.

Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert , a senior guard, won't play in the tournament.

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