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Notre Dame forward V.J. Beachem (3) dunks the ball against Duke Blue guard Luke Kennard (5) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in New York. Duke won 75-69. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

 Julie Jacobson

4. Notre Dame. No coach is more due than the Irish’s Mike Brey, who, like Sean Miller, lost two recent Elite Eight games and has been kicking at the Final Four door since 2001. Notre Dame has played Duke and Louisville twice, Florida State three times, as well as North Carolina this season. If the Irish meet the Zags, no one wearing Fightin’ Irish colors will be cowed. 

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