That 1-seed this year is perennially March pest, Murray State. The Racers won the league title on the strength of a season-ending 11-game winning streak. Their last loss came against the 2nd place finisher, Belmont. Both are 65th and 81st in KenPom respectively. Either would cause an opening round opponent to sweat.
Jacksonville State and Austin Peay are 151st and 185th in KenPom. AP is the 3 seed and Jacksonville State the 4th seed. Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State both finished 10-8 in league. Tech is 225th in KP, TSU is 195th.
I’ll just say it, it’ll be a shame if Murray State or Belmont don’t come out of the OVC. Both can be a problem during the tournament, even though Belmont has been a shrinking violet as a Cinderella. This is one of those conference tournaments I hate because weird things can happen.
The Pick: Belmont
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