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ODDS ON GEORGE MASON TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP IMPROVE FROM 400/1 TO 6/1

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (March 27, 2006)-Cinderella has officially arrived at "the big dance" as George Mason become only the second double-digit seed to reach the Final Four in tournament history. By upsetting Michigan State, North Carolina and Connecticut during their tournament run, George Mason did the unthinkable, beating three of the last six national champions. With the NCAA tournament reaching its final weekend, PinnacleSports.com has released updated odds on each of the Final Four teams winning the championship.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports originally listed 11th seeded George Mason as a 400/1 long shot to win the national championship before the start of the NCAA tournament. Despite pulling off upsets over three trendy picks to win the Washington D.C. regional, George Mason remains a 6/1 underdog to capture the national championship. During their tournament run several bettors at Pinnacle Sportsbook backed George Mason to emerge as champions and the odds on the Patriots moved to 65/1 before the Sweet 16 game versus Wichita State, then to 35/1 before meeting Connecticut in the Elite Eight. Now at 6/1 entering their semi-final game versus current tournament favorite Florida, the odds on George Mason winning their first national championship have improved over 660 percent since the start of March Madness as many bettors at Pinnacle Sports believe the Patriots can do the unimaginable.

"George Mason has already captured the hearts of millions who like to root for the underdog on their historic tournament march into the Final Four," said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports.com. "Although they opened with huge odds against them at 400/1, a handful of bettors stand to strike it rich if the Patriots can become the lowest seeded team to win the national championship. As George Mason continued to pull off upsets in the tournament against big name perennial powers, they made believers of more bettors who put money on the bell not striking midnight on this Cinderella team."

PinnacleSports.com currently lists SEC champion Florida as national champion favorites at 8/5 odds after being 26/1 before their first tournament game. With back-to-back wins over Duke and Texas, LSU now has the second-best odds to win the 2006 national championship at 5/2 odds. Meanwhile Oakland regional winner UCLA stands at 3/1 to win their 12th basketball championship in school history.

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