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I'm still trying to figure out how Kansas stole a #2 seed. If anything, ND or ISU is more worthy of that seed at this point in the season.
 
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AM I the only person who believes Kentucky will lose in the elite 8?
Final Four to Zona.

Where's Murray State?
I know they haven't lost since late-November, but have to take care of business against Belmont and secure the automatic Ohio Valley berth. Entertaining conference tournament championship though.

Also Davidson is another team built for upsets I think they are going to beat Iowa, and could beat Gonzaga.
I have Davidson in the Sweet 16, losing to ISU.

Shocked at Dayton as a play in as well.
They win three games (including the play-in), IMO.

Brice Johnson put up another good one today.
My gripe is still his lack of defensive prowess.

Kris Dunn is the best PG in CBB.
Gas.

My NYC heads posting up anywhere to catch the games? I'd say let's plan a meet up but that @#$% always falls to the wayside.
Last year, I PM'ed you. Majority preferred Midtown East to Bounce. Most of the original crew came through: @DoItAllPaul, @awwsome, @Rell826, etc.

I'm off Thursday and Friday. Floating Redemption. $25 beer towers and attractive bartenders.
 
@DaComeUP,
Report: Memphis Tigers had secured their NCAA Tournament berth with a hard-fought victory in OT over UCF in late-February, but head coach Josh Pastner was rumored to have slept with committee chair Scott Barnes' wife.

Biggest two tourney snubs were Temple and Colorado State. Temple owns an impressive and wide victory over KU. Swept UConn and Memphis in-conference. Beat Cincy. CSU has victories over two tourney teams, SDSU and Boise. I'd sympathize with Murray State, but they have every opportunity to block Belmont from stealing the automatic OVC bid.

First #1 seed to lose will be Nova to LSU. Less confident, but picking SDSU over Duke as well in the second round. Fisher's boys defend and grind out every possession. Simply a matter of how much offense Shep can provide.
 
I guess you can say I'm biased (just a little) because I watch a lot of Big East ball, but they can play. Good guard play and can shoot the lights out. Personally, I think they have the easiest route to the Final Four.
 
Champ, I agree - Murray St. should have taken care of business. But by that argument, so should Texas and UCLA. Texas was a top 10 ten for part of the year, rankings-wise, and looks now like they couldn't win the 6A HS championship down here. UCLA scored 7, SEVEN, freaking points in a half. That should have buried them completely. Only reason UT and UCLA got in was, to quote Scarface, "Money and the Power". Big bank take little bank.

And I am not in any way affiliated with Murray St. - I am a torn Duke fan since 1986 - but I just want the best teams in, and I think the mid-majors and small schools have proven they can compete the first weekend. To see a good small school left out for a crap BCS school just rings false.
 
I changed my bracket about 6x now, damn ESPN keeps making me change it. Still got my BlueDevils coming out on top. #BlueDevilsNation!
 
Good guard play and can shoot the lights out.
That's exactly why I think Nova is ripe for an upset. What happens when the shooters go cold? I fancy a perimeter-oriented team when you're the underdog, shooter's chance but my impression is Villanova is predictable to defend. Jay Wright's lack of tournament success weighs heavily on me, he gains no equity for a 32-2 regular season. Nova's last serious tournament run under him was 2008-2009. They've been bounced in the second round three out of four times since that Final Four success many years ago. LSU beats them on my bracket.

But by that argument, so should Texas and UCLA.
I should have followed up more clearly. UCLA is the clear-cut #1 team that DOES NOT belong in the tourney. I personally would have replaced them with Temple (reasons listed above). Then again, I'm not surprised. The AAC didn't receive much love from the committee in last year's process either, see UConn's seeding. Additionally, CSU replaces Texas if I'm on the selection committee. They probably beat Butler though. Murray State is my third team that belonged, but I honestly can't convincingly find a program that unequivocally doesn't belong after UCLA and Texas to a lesser extent.
 
I'm still trying to figure out how Kansas stole a #2 seed. If anything, ND or ISU is more worthy of that seed at this point in the season.
Put their entire resumes side by side and you'll change your mind. I know Iowa State beat KU twice and that ND went on a nice run but...

Notre Dame:

29-5

RPI 16

BPI 9

KenPom 10

SOS 94

vs. Top 50 7-3

8 wins against the field

Iowa State:

25-8

RPI 9

BPI 15

KenPom 13

SOS 13

vs. Top 50 13-5

14 wins against the field

Kansas: 

26-8

RPI 2

BPI 8

KenPom 11

SOS 1

vs. Top 50 12-7

13 wins against the field

...you guys know I don't think Kansas is much this year at all, but I do think their resume deserved the last 2 seed.
 
Oklahoma or Louisville :smile:x) is coming out of that side of the bracket.
I've got Dayton winning three games including the play-in. Deep run last year, Archie Miller's a good coach, and Sibert/Pierre is enough offensively.

UNI has a very strong chance of defeating L-Ville. I love Harrell but we don't know which player is going to show up offensively. He's frustratingly inconsistent and I despise when he settles for perimeter jump shots. Northern Iowa beat Wichita, Iowa, and SFA earlier in the season. They defend well. The game will be ugly, struggle offense.
 
if i wanted to go with the countertrend play i'd take notre dame over kentucky in the elite 8. doubt kentucky loses a game this year tho.
 
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BPI Pre-Tournament Favorite to Win Title
2015  Kentucky    49%
2014  Arizona     21%
2013  Louisville  24%<<
2012  Kentucky    31%<<
>>Won
 
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