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2019 NCAA Tournament bracket: Ranking five obstacles Duke could face in the East Region

#Tournamentbracket #Duke #EastRegion  #NCAA At the moment,  Duke  is an overwhelming public favorite to not only reach the Final Four but win the national championship. More than 40 percent of the early entires in  <strong>CBS Bracket Games</strong>   have the Blue Devils winning it all, so it might be time to pump the brakes, or at least offer up some contrarian suggestions to this majority opinion.  First, it's a single-elimination basketball tournament. We love the  NCAA Tournament and March Madness because the single-elimination format does not set up for the better team to win like a best-of-seven series is formatted. Duke is the No. 1 overall seed because, when full strength, it is the best team in the college basketball. But even at full strength, this team can be defeated. The Blue Devils lost to  Gonzaga  in the Maui Invitational, and then while not at full strength, Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett were in the lineup and healthy for a home loss to  Syr