Elite frontcourts clash as No. 1 Michigan faces No. 6 Tennessee in Elite Eight

CHICAGO -- Top-seeded Michigan and sixth-seeded Tennessee both feature playmaking guards who have shined along the path to Sunday's NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final.

Chicago remains the "City of the Big Shoulders," though, and the Elite Eight matchup between the Wolverines (34-3) and Volunteers (25-11) ought to oblige as two physical front lines prepare to tussle.

"I think our frontcourt is the best frontcourt in the country," Tennessee sophomore forward J.P. Estrella said, "and...