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To understand why Arizona was the perfect Cinderella, one must look past the "Power 5" conference label. Entering the tournament, the Wildcats were a 4th seed, a ranking that belied their turbulent season. They had finished 5th in the Pac-10 and had suffered double-digit losses. They were young—starting four sophomores and a junior—and were considered "soft" by critics who felt they couldn’t win the physical battles required in March. They were the team picked to lose early, the debutantes who couldn’t find their rhythm before the dance.

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Suddenly, the Wildcats were at the Final Four, having knocked off two of the top three teams in the nation. But they weren't done crashing the party. To understand why Arizona was the perfect Cinderella,