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Cinderella, the floor is yours. Here are eight upset predictions to watch for in March Madness bracket.

Cinderella , the floor is yours. Last year’s NCAA Tournament belonged to the 1-seeds. This one might, too, with an excellent lineup of Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida atop the seeding.

Underdogs own the tournament's first week, though. Even in a quiet year for upsets, last season’s bracket saw two No. 12 seeds supply first-round upsets, plus an 11-seed and two 10-seeds.

So, who's primed to supply heroics this year ? First-round triumphs by a No. 9 seed hardly qualify as upsets, so we're looking for teams seeded no better than No.

10 as our possible Cinderellas. Toppmeyer: My eight burning March Madness hot takes before NCAA Tournament Snubs and good fortune: March Madness winners, losers on Selection Sunday From the 10- through 14-seed line, here are my teams that offer top Cinderella potential: No. 10 Santa Clara First-round opponent: (7) Kentucky This is Santa Clara’s first NCAA Tournament bid in 30 years.