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Giant Killers (Insider)

We usually think of Cinderella as a fresh-faced ingenue, but who says she can’t be a grad student, returning after missing a prom or two to show everyone she can still dance?

That’s a question we have been facing more frequently as we search for Giant Killers, teams capable of pulling off big NCAA tournament upsets -- which we define as wins over opponents seeded at least five slots higher in the field of 68. Sure, Davids who launch from smaller conferences and rocket through their brackets, like Davidson in 2008 or VCU in 2011, give us all the greatest thrills.