Now that the 2016 NCAA tournament field has been set, it’s time for the sleepers and Cinderellas to take over the college hoops world. However, for the purposes of this article, we will be tackling 10 sleepers to watch in the Big Dance.
Note: While teams like Indiana and Maryland are oozing with talent and both received No. 5 seeds, both squads don’t exactly fit the sleeper category, and are both capable of serious March Madness runs — and no one would be surprised if either team achieved that feat.
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