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East Region Reset: Why Each Team Will and Won't Make the Final Four

Ahead of this weekend’s men’s Sweet 16 games, we’re breaking down why each of the remaining teams will and won’t make the Final Four. We’ll go region by region, starting with the East, where Michigan, Florida State, UCLA and Alabama compete for a spot in college basketball’s final weekend.

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Florida State (Sunday, 5 p.m. ET, CBS)

Michigan

How it got here: Beat No. 16 Texas Southern, 82–66; beat No. 8 LSU, 86–78

Why it will make the Final Four: The Wolverines have so many ways to beat you.