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SEC is the best conference but Duke is the best team in March Madness heading to the Final Four

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No. 1 Duke held down No. 2 Alabama 's top-ranked offense to win 85-65 in the East East .

The Blue Devils should be the favorite to win the program’s first national championship under coach Jon Scheyer .

Fourteen teams from the SEC made the NCAA men's tournament, shattering the previous record by three .

The Blue Devils still beat an SEC powerhouse by 20 points in the NCAA Final Four .

Duke guard Flagg scored 16 points, the lowest in a game when playing at least 30 minutes since November .

Flagg had his shot blocked twice at the rim, including a vicious return by Alabama forward Grant Nelson .

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