We are one month to Selection Sunday so now is a good time to predict the Final Four again. Going back my preseason Final Four were Michigan, Houston, Duke, and Texas Tech. That’s not bad and I would have stuck with the first three for sure but after Texas Tech knocked off Arizona last night it might make sense to keep them in as well. However, I’m not going to let one game sway me back to my original Four yet.
Thinking through the season so far, I think there is a large
range of teams that can make the Final Four and after last season, where all #1’s
made it, I think there will be a surprise or two. As I mentioned I have Duke, Michigan, and
Houston as 3 of my 4 and those are 2 1seeds and 1 2 seed. I currently have Texas Tech as a 4 seed, but
I can see them replacing Michigan State at the 3 line in the next bracket. That would be a minor upset as a 3 seed but, I’m
not going there now. St. John’s has been
hot lately and Florida is everybody’s darling at the moment. I can make a case for the Gators but once again
that’s an easy way out. Instead, I’m
going to go out on a limb and lean on my ACC bias and select Virginia as my 4th
Final Four team. I like what I see out
of them and it’s great to see actual basketball being played at Virigina
instead of the garbage that the previous coach tried to shove down our throats. This might be a reach, but I don’t want to be
like everybody else and take the same 4 out of 5 teams as my prediction (most
people sprinkle in Florida or Connecticut.
Final Four 1 Month Out:
Michigan
Houston
Virginia
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