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Imperfect beauties: sure, powerhouses such as Kansas, Maryland and Duke are rich with stunning attributes, but that doesn't mean they don't have their birthmarks. (Selection Sunday Preview).(college basketball)

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| March 11, 2002 | DeCourcy, Mike | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Perfection is out there if you look for it. You can feel it sitting in the plaza outside Rome's Pantheon on a warm summer night. You can see it as Jennifer Aniston smiles from your television every Thursday night. It's there if you catch Denzel Washington's performance in Training Day. And it's replayed countless times as Christian Laettner catches, bounces, shoots, scores and wins.

Just don't look for perfection anywhere on the NCAA Tournament bracket when it is unveiled Sunday. Kansas, Duke, Maryland, Oklahoma, Cincinnati--none is flawless. The ones still alive in this event when 11 full days have passed--that's how long it takes to slash 65 teams down to the ...

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