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8701120932
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<PUBLICATION>
DETROIT FREE PRESS
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<DATE>
870312
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<TDATE>
Thursday, March 12, 1987
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<EDITION>
METRO FINAL
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<SECTION>
SPT
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<PAGE>
11D
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Chart
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<BYLINE>
MITCH ALBOM; TOMMY GEORGE; MICK McCABE;
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<COPYRIGHT>
Copyright (c) 1987, Detroit Free Press
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<HEADLINE>
THE PICKS
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Free Press predictions by Mitch Albom, Tommy George, Mick McCabe and Charlie
Vincent:
U-M-Navy  CMU-UCLA 
Albom  U-M, 74-62  UCLA, 84-64 
George  U-M, 86-74  UCLA, 91-80 
McCabe  U-M, 72-67  CMU, 68-63 
Vincent  Navy, 78-76  UCLA, 76-72 

   Final Four        Sleeper
Albom  Illinois, N. Carolina, UNLV, Indiana  Temple
George  Alabama, N. Carolina,  UNLV, Indiana  Purdue
McCabe  Kansas, N. Carolina, UNLV, Indiana  Arizona
Vincent  Georgetown, N. Carolina, UNLV, Temple  Duke
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<KEYWORDS>
BASKETBALL;LIST;FORECAST
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