{"id":40873,"date":"2011-04-02T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T17:29:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"butler-in-national-title-game-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/butler-in-national-title-game-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler in National Title Game &#8211; Again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I spend most of my time bodybuilding, I occasionally take time out of my routine to become a fair-weather spots fan. Since the NCAA basketball season is almost over, I've been watching the last few games of the tournament, and I can't believe that Butler is in the finals in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Bulldogs made an improbable run out of a mid-Major conference - only to lose to Duke in the National Championship game. So what are the odds of this tiny Indianapolis school showing up in the finals in back-to-back years? Pretty good I suppose since once again the Bulldogs advanced by defeating fellow Cinderella VCU. <\/p>\n<p>Now Butler faces the winner of the Connecticut-Kentucky game; either of these teams will be favored over Butler. Of course, you can't rule out the Bulldogs since they only lost to Duke by four last year.<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I spend most of my time bodybuilding, I occasionally take time out of my routine to become a fair-weather spots fan. Since the NCAA basketball season is almost over, I&#8217;ve been watching the last few games of the tournament, and I can&#8217;t believe that Butler is in the finals in back-to-back years. 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