Mountain West
The Mountain West returns to Las Vegas for their conference tournament. In his last bracket, Brian had 4 teams in the tournament. Two of them were last 4 in, so buckle up.
The league is 6th best in KenPom, with conference champ San Diego State up to 15 overall. Utah State is 23 and Boise State is 29. Nevada checks in at 39.
The early season darling was New Mexico who ended up 8-10 in conference play and need to win the tournament to make the dance. If someone from this league steals a bid, it’ll likely be from one of their brethren. The pick is San Diego St., however, so only the drama of Sunday night.
SEC
The SEC is playing its tournament in Nashville. If you’re there, get yourself some delicious Nelson Brothers bourbon. The 1-seed is Alabama. The 2-seed is Texas A&M. Bama had the leagues best offense and defense during league play.
Picking a winner here is another adventure. Bama is clearly the best team but might be distracted. A&M is the 4th best KenPom team, behind Kentucky and Arkansas. Mississippi State and Vandy need wins.
I’m taking Vandy to shock the world and steal a bid. They won 8 of their last 9 and it’s a “home game” or something.
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