Wednesday, March 18, 2015

NCAA Tournament Preview

Midwest:
Final Four Pick: Kentucky over Wichita State
Top Seed Most Likely Eliminated Early:   Could be any of seeds 3-5, ND, Maryland, or UWV.  Maryland is grossly over seeded
Low Seed Most Likely to Make a Run: Texas – preseason Final Four pick for me

East:
Final Four Pick: Northern Iowa over Virginia in a terrible basketball game***
Top Seed Most Likely Eliminated Early: Virginia could get toppled by Michigan in round 2
Low Seed Most Likely to Make a Run: I’m pretty chalking until the Elite Eight so Northern Iowa is my pick

South:
Final Four Pick: Duke over Gonzaga
Top Seed Most Likely Eliminated Early: Utah and Georgetown.  Wouldn’t surprise me if they both lost
Low Seed Most Likely to Make a Run: SFA, again

West:
Final Four Pick: Wisconsin over Arizona in an instant classic
Top Seed Most Likely Eliminated Early: Xavier by Mississippi, possibly Arkansas
Low Seed Most Likely to Make a Run:  Ohio State is underseeded at 10.  They should be able to dispatch VCU and possible ride Russell further

***I reserve the right to change my East pick.  I’m leaning more towards Villanova or Virginia the more I think about it.  Maybe even Oklahoma if Buddy Hield turns into Danny Manning


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