Halfway Point

We are halfway through the season so now is a good time to revisit our preseason predictions and lay out our second have guesses…

Preseason

Elite Eight
Louisville
VCU
Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Florida
Duke
Michigan State
Final Four
Oklahoma State
Florida
Duke
Michigan State

Championship
Michigan State over Oklahoma State

5 of the 8 look solid halfway through the season with the outliers being Virginia, VCU, and Duke. I am not ready to rule out Duke for an Elite Eight run but VCU and Virginia look to be out of the running. They are barely hanging on to a bid altogether. The championship still looks possible with Michigan State and Oklahoma State still looming in the 1-2 seed range. If it weren’t for all the Freshman and undefeated teams I think Okie State would be getting more publicity. Better to stay under the radar. Altogether the preseason rankings don’t look to bad.

Second Half

Elite Eight
Wichita State
Wisconsin
Florida
Syracuse
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Arizona
Michigan State
Final Four
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Kansas
Michigan State

Championship
Arizona over Michigan State