1 Seeds
Arizona – took care of business against BYU, top 4 in both
Offense and Defense efficiency
Michigan – Also top ten in both Offense and Defense
efficiency. Only blemish is a loss to
Wisconsin who shot the light out. Teamed
up with 3 referees to beat Nebraska last night in a game where they committed 8
fouls in the first 39 minutes and shot 20 more free throws.
Connecticut – Offense isn’t as good as other top tier teams
but they played a third of the season below full strength
Duke – continues to cruise with top 5 numbers. Scheyer is mixing and matching each game
differently to win. Is that sustainable?
2 Seeds
Nebraska – Without two of their top four players they out
played Michigan, causing 19 turnovers to 11 but somehow shot 20 less free
throws and committed more than twice as many fouls as the Wolverines.
Gonzaga – Same story every year; how battle tested are
they? Playing without 2 starters at the
moment
Iowa State – The two losses are a nothing burger, Efficiency
is top 20 in both which is a requirement for title contenders
Illinois – beat Purdue behind 46 from Keaton Wagler. He won’t replicate that and the Defense might
not be good enough for March.
3 Seeds
Purdue – Three losses in a row including at UCLA and Indiana
doesn’t look great in the resume.
Michigan State – Barely in the top 50 in offensive efficiency,
however they are #1 since January 1 at BartTorvik.com. Looked terrible at Rutgers last night and
needed overtime to get the W.
Houston – No shame in losing at Texas Tech. Losses are both Quad 1. Great resume as a 3 seed
Kansas – better than last year’s version of Kansas but not a
Final Four team; even with Peterson.
Bonus Team Number 10
Vanderbilt – hanging in there in both Torvik and
KenPom. After a 3 game losing streak
they’ve now won 2 in a row including a drubbing of Kentucky last night.
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