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March 14, 1977
Round one of the NCAA basketball tournament pares the 32 teams to 16. Barry McDermott reports on the upsets that inevitably occur and predicts which of the survivors have the best chance to reach the semifinals.
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March 14, 1977

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Round one of the NCAA basketball tournament pares the 32 teams to 16. Barry McDermott reports on the upsets that inevitably occur and predicts which of the survivors have the best chance to reach the semifinals.

Losersville, U.S.A. is what many natives call Atlanta, which may glitter as a Boomtown but pales as a Sportstown with its last-place teams and sparse crowds. Atlantan Roy Blount Jr. goes home to find out what's wrong.

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