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They climbed the ladder toward the net at the Verizon Center, this mostly anonymous--until now--group of college basketball players, taking the most improbable steps of their athletic careers. George Mason, a No. 11 seed and the recipient of a much-criticized at-large bid, is going to the Final Four.
The ladder rungs might as well have been labeled Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut, the teams the Patriots had beaten to reach the national semifinals.
The steps also could have said Kent State. Loyola Marymount. Navy. Even Gonzaga. This is for every so-called mid-major, Cinderella and underdog that has made a bracket-busting NCAA ...