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Once a March Madness sure thing, UConn and Dan Hurley underdogs and overlooked

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Dan Hurley's UConn has been a March Madness sure thing for the past two years .

The Huskies have been seeded No. 9 or worse in the past eight Final Fours .

UConn is playing Oklahoma in the typically coin-flippish 8 -9 game in the West Regional .

Coach Hurley was dismayed in the preseason when the Huskies weren't ranked No. 1 .

Coach Hurley has been a lightning rod this year after winning back-to-back UConn titles.

The Huskies coach has been known for his sideline meltdowns at officials.

Hurley : "We get talked about a lot. So far, they are under the radar here.".

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