Monday, March 18, 2019

East Region

1. Duke (3)
2. Michigan State (4)
3. Virginia Tech (11)
4. Louisville (17)
5. LSU (18)
6. Mississippi State (21)
7. Maryland (24)
8. VCU (37)
9. UCF (46)
10. Minnesota (47)

Maybe this is the weakest region but because it has Duke and Michigan State at 1-2, I cant say that. I do think LSU at 3 weakens things because of the coaching issue and I think Virginia Tech is a bit of a fraud. They have a win over Purdue and Zion-less Duke but other than that, eh? Louisville is underseeded using KenPom but having watched them, I wouldn’t bet on a long stay. Certainly not past Sparty.

Maryland has a bad record under Mark Turgeon in big games. VCU might be missing their star player. Virginia Tech also has a coaching question in whether Buzz is already packed for Texas A&M. He is. There are no sure things but this region sure feels like a surefire Duke-Sparty regional final.

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