This year's Sweet 16 field has four such teams, including three double-digit seeds.

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Three double-digit seeds saw their underdog runs come to an end: Ohio (13 seed), North Carolina State (11) and Xavier (10).

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And it easily could have been more: Eight double-digit seeds pulled upsets in the first round, including three of the four No. 12 seeds.

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Only three double-digit seeds have made the Elite Eight since 2004: George Mason (11) in 2006, Davidson (10) in 2008 and Virginia Commonwealth (11) last year.

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Casey Dulin scored 13 points to lead the Red Foxes (26-7), who have made a name for themselves by winning first-round games as double-digit seeds, advancing to the second round as a No. 13 a year ago and as a No. 10 in 2011.

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Similarly and perhaps more so for the Southwest region where number one seeded Kansas is competing against 3 double-digit seeds, there may be a perception that they will run away with the regional, and as such, this lack of suspense might be retarding consumer demand and hence secondary ticket prices.

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The Roundup business has been a problem for a while, and Monsanto said growth in 2011 is expected to come exclusively from its seeds and genomics segment, where gross profit is anticipated to grow in the double digits.

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