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President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the Hoosiers to win it all in his 2013 bracket. He predicted Louisville, Ohio State and Florida would round out the Final Four.

This comprehensive breakdown of the Final Four details the player nobody can matchup against, what’s at stake in Kentucky vs. Louisville, how Kansas will try to guard Ohio State and more.

Jared Sullinger recovered from first-half foul trouble to score 19 points and grab seven rebounds, helping Ohio State beat Syracuse 77-70 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four....

Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course they're going back to the Final Four.

Matt Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Butler sent home yet another higher seed in the NCAA tournament with a 61-54 victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night.

The play-in games begin on Tuesday, March 15. The first round starts on Thursday and runs through March 17-18. The second round runs through March 19-20. The Sweet 16 games will be played on March 24 and 25, while and Elite Eight games start on March 26 and conclude on March 27. The Final Four games will be played on April 2 and the national champions will cut down the nets on April 4.

After tossing a big, wet blanket on one feel-good story, Duke gets to go after another. They don't call 'em the Devils for nothing. Jon Scheyer scored 23 points Saturday night to lift Duke, the team so many folks love to hate, to a 78-57 victory over West Virginia and set up a meeting against tiny Butler - a classic matchup of big vs. little, with the national title on the line.

Kansas - gone. Kentucky - gone. Syracuse - gone. Little Butler - still going....

Duke is the favorite among the Final Four to win the NCAA title, while Michigan State is a longshot despite its trip to the finals last year, oddsmakers in Las Vegas said Monday....

Four teams are left on the road to the national championship. In a matchup between bluebloods and the blue-collared, South Regional champion Duke will face East Regional champ West Virginia. And in a meeting of Final Four veterans and never-beens, it will be Midwest Regional champ Michigan State against West Regional champion Butler.