Last year, an underseeded East Tennessee State team very nearly became the first 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed in the Tournament. This year, returning just one starter, and featuring five underclassmen in their starting lineup, few expected that they'd get another shot at that feat. But the Bucs are back.ETSU was seeded 5th in the Atlantic Sun conference tourney, but because of upsets elsewhere in the bracket, they only had to defeat the 4th, 8th, and 6th seeded teams to go Dancing. They just finished it off today with a 72-66 win over Mercer. With an RPI of 125, they've got a shot at a 15 seed, but a second straight chance to make history as a 16 is a reasonable bet.
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