Reseeding the East

1. Tennessee

2. Purdue

3. Marquette

4. Memphis

5. Duke 

6. Kansas State 

7. FAU

8. Kentucky 

9. Michigan State

10. USC 

So, woof? Tennessee lost Zak Zeigler, so falling to a 4 isn’t a surprise. They still have the KenPom number 2 defense, but, yeah. 

You have 3 KenPom top 12 teams but one of which is compromised. Purdue has no excuses not go make the Final 4. That said, Duke is surging and Marquette hasn’t lost since early February. And frankly, Purdue isn’tgetting a break from whoever wins the 8/9.

Worth noting a potential Hauser Bowl in round two. Bitter Marquette fans are torn going against their wronged prince.

Oral Roberts can score. And they don’t turn it over. Methinks some sweating awaits Brian. After that though, I love their path. It’s them or Marquette and I’m picking Duke