Virginia Tech's Upset Chances vs. Oregon: A Potential Path to Victory?

Eight- vs. nine-seed matchups in the NCAA Tournament are usually undesired by the lower seed. That's not because of the first-round matchup itself — usually, it's the most balanced draw a lower seed can receive — but because of what awaits the next round after.

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