What I love about the bracket after it's released, is seeing some potential matchups and the history and storylines that they could create. Here's a few that pique my interest.
SOUTH
With Duke & Kentucky as the 1-2 seeds, a potential Regional Final would conjure up memories of the 1992 & 1998 regional finals, two of the finest games ever played in tourney history.
UNLV-Duke potential matchup in the Sweet 16
Notre Dame-Duke in the real 2nd round. Brey vs K
The awfulness of two mid-majors playing AGAIN in the 5-12. VCU gets Wichita State in what should be a fun game.
UConn-Kentucky possibly in the real round 2.
EAST
A potential Sweet 16 heavyweight big man battle between Fab Melo & Jared Berggren
Freddie Owens is an assisstant at Montana and does have one of the more memorable tournament shots in Wisconsin history.
Okay, the east is pretty blah for storylines
MIDWEST
A potential Regional Final of Huckleberry Roy against Kansas. I like but Kansas has to not lose to a mid-major or Purdue
Michigan is playing the OHIO. This has like .000001% of happening but it's theoretically possible that if Michigan advanced to the regional final they could meet Steve Fisher and SDSU.
To me, Creighton-Alabama is fascinating because one can't guard, the other can't shoot and a Creighton win would put HS teammates Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott against one another in the real second round.
WEST
Mizzou and Marquette could meet in the Sweet 16 which would be the 3rd time since 2003 that they'd have played in the tournament.
KenPom has Memphis 9th and St. Louis 15th. They play as 8-9's and the winner gets Michigan State. Forget UConn-Kentucky, this one would get my attention.
Murray State as a 6 in Louisville has been getting some twitter run as a tough potential 2nd rounder for Marquette. But they have to beat a pretty good Colorado State team first who the computers love a little more than Murray State.
I'll wager a bet that the West or East will be the most popular regions for the 4 & 5's getting run.
And there are four Wildcats in the tournament but none named NITwestern.
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