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An unlikely Cinderella story in the 2022 NCAA tournament: Michigan basketball

An 11 seed in the NCAA tournament should always be considered a Cinderella; no matter how disappointing they were in the regular season after being granted a high preseason ranking, and no matter how much a blue blood program they are.

The double-digit seed Michigan Wolverines are that strange, blue-blooded Cinderella team this March. After a major letdown against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament in head coach Juwan Howard’s first game back with the program, Michigan is a force to be reckoned with two games into the NCAA tournament after taking down No.