Bracket thoughts/picks?
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I actually see a lot of upsets, but a very chalk final 4 when it’s done. Nothing but 1’s, 2’s and 3’s.
I don't expect anyone to trust my assessment (I don't have a resume of winning a lot of pools over the years to justify as "expert")
Hunch: East bracket is most likely to "blow up" (fewest top 4 seeds advancing to Sweet 16 and non-1-2-3 in E8) and I predict the overwhelming common choice in massive public pools to advance to Final Four from that region is Duke. (Maybe even pools of any size)
Hunch: East bracket is most likely to "blow up" (fewest top 4 seeds advancing to Sweet 16 and non-1-2-3 in E8) and I predict the overwhelming common choice in massive public pools to advance to Final Four from that region is Duke. (Maybe even pools of any size)
Me too. I like VCU and Charleston better.
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Iowa State over USC in the National Championship because I am a complete homer. (my son is a USC grad)
Do Texans even have enough teeth to be worried about toothpaste?
Jay Bilas picks ISU to beat Pitt the first round, says ISU is battle tested and will be too physical for Pitt.
I agree. That's the hardest bracket to pick because I don't really trust any of the teams. Which means it will probably be all chalk lol
There are two 2 seeds that I can see going to title game....or losing second round. A&M vs Texas, oof. And I think USC is flying under the radar a bit and can see them knocking off Marquette.
Utah State is 18th in KenPom
Isn’t their coach the dude whose #16 seeded team beat Virginia?
ESPN has the option to auto fill your bracket. The random one kicks out some crazy results. First one I did had a 13 and 15 seed playing for the ‘ship
Joe Lunardi said something I finally agreed with— Iowa and Maryland are the most over seeded teams in the tournament. Said they can’t win on the road and won’t in the tournament either.
I always take at least one double-digit seed to reach sweet 16. The tricky part is, knowing which team(s) to select.
Maybe. But Missouri is WAYYYYYYY overseeded. Their metrics say they should be a 10 or 11. Utah State's metrics on the other hand say they should be more like a 6...there's a reason Utah State is favored as a 10.
I originally said no way Duke loses to Oral Roberts. But Duke is an awful lot like Iowa last year. Hot streak to end the year. Won their league tournament. Everyone is jumping on that bandwagon. But Duke is VERY young and a new coach to boot. And the ACC is WAYYYYY down. I'm rethinking things a bit...
JFC the amount of 'experts' picking Duke to make the Final Four is hilarious. Shouldn't be surprised. But now I hope Oral Roberts beats them so they all look like chumps.