Arch Madness (Missouri Valley)
Arch Madness may not be what it used to be but still draws great crowds from programs that love college hoops. Regular season champ Bradley, behind a stingy defense are the 1-seed and 79 in KenPom. Drake is the 2-seed and 80. They split in the regular season with the Braves winning this past weekend to take the outright season crown. It ended a 10-game winning streak for Drake and continues a 10-game streak for Bradley.
Indiana State at 97 is the only other KenPom top-100 team. Only 3 other teams are top-200. The Valley wants one of the top-3 to get that bid to have much of a chance next month. The pick is Drake, though it’s a coin flip between them and Bradley.
WCC
The WCC is playing their conference tournament in Las Vegas once again. St. Mary’s, 8th in KenPom is the 1-seed and Gonzaga, 10th in KenPom is the 2-seed. Both are tournament locks.
BYU is 77th in KenPom and the 5-seed. Santa Clara is 82nd in KenPom and the 3-seed. LMU is 101 in KenPom and the 4-seed. USF is 108 in KenPom and the 6-seed. LMU owns wins over the Zags and Gaels during the regular season.
This is a league where bubble teams do not want a bid thief and a league where it is possible, however, unlikely. The pick is Gonzaga but I’ll be rooting for some chaos. Santa Clara has 7 straight wins. Between them or LMU, those are your most likely thieves.
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