The 1-seed is Houston, who went 16-2 in league and 29-2 overall. They’re 13th in KenPom. They’re Final 4 good and borderline good enough to cut down the nets. Kelvin Sampson can win ball games. The 2-seed is craptacular Cincinnati and their leprechaun coach, Mick Cronin. If you like rock fights, they’re your team.
UCF and Temple finished 13-5 and should be comfortably in. It’s Fran Dunphy’s last year at Temple. That sort of seems impossible since I feel like John Chaney just retired. Memphis and Wichita State finishes over .500 in conference but aren’t bubble teams. They will be potential bid thieves.
South Florida has it rolling for awhile but lost 4 of their last 5 to kill any chance they may have had.
The Pick: Houston - By the numbers, they’re way ahead of the next two teams in the league who are well ahead of the next two teams behind them. Houston is a Final 4 contender and the road starts in Memphis
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