I told Brian last night the Midwest might be the worst region I’ve ever seen cobbled together. I added the KenPom totals of the top 10 seeds in each region and the Midwest total was 310. The next worst was the West at 220. The East, which we’re starting with, was best at 185. It’s quite the discrepancy. Anyway, let’s jump in.
Seeding By KenPom
1. Kentucky (2), KP 3
2. Baylor (1), KP 5
3. UCLA (4), KP 8
4. Purdue (3). KP 14
5. Texas (6), KP 15
6. St. Mary’s (5), KP 16
7. San Francisco (10), KP 21
8. Virginia Tech (11), KP 23
9. Murray State (7), KP 27
10. UNC (8), KP 29
11. Indiana (Play-in 12), KP 36
12. Marquette (9), KP 47
The seeding in the East is largely fine. The biggest gripe for me is having San Francisco and Murray State meet in the opening round. Either one of them is capable of the Sweet 16.
Baylor will be a popular pick to be upset. I suppose it’s possible but I see them in the Sweet 16 against UCLA.
UCLA and Baylor profile as national champs while Kentucky isn’t far behind. One of those 3 will make the Final 4.
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