Big 5 FF breakdown

[the nail at the foul line]

1. Most likely team to get to FF
2. Strong contender
3. Dark horse

ACC
1. UNC
2 Virginia Duke
3. Miami, Notre Dame

Big Ten
1. Michigan State
2. Maryland
3. Purdue, Iowa, Indiana

Big Twelve
1. Kansas Oklahoma
2. West Virginia
3. Texas, Iowa state

Pac 12
1. Arizona
2. Oregon, Utah
3. Cal

SEC
1. UK
2. Texas AM
3. USC

Outside Big 5
1.Villanova and Xavier
2. Wichita, Dayton
3. Butler

So analyzing this. The Big 12 is the Big 12. Put an x over all of those teams. Michigan State will likely make the final four unless they get a bad draw. Only favorite for final four I would predict before the tourney. I was joking about Big 12 as four teams could make FF (I do not believe in Iowa State).

Right Now

MSU
UNC
KU
UK

That would be final four before the bracket. Now watch this be a bracket.

And the real final four will be Duke as they take out Monmouth who beat Nova in round 2 and 3 seeded Iowa gets upset as well. MSU comes through the killer bracket only to get to final four and fold as usual, Maryland gets there and Virginia. Duke beats Maryland for the final and Grayson Allen trips Emmert as he presents the trophy. Dickie vee's head explodes on live TV. Sorry about silly last paragraph. I hope anyway.

 

[The_Answer1313]

Seems about right.

I don't see USC as a threat at all but other then that sounds about right.

 

[blubo]

i'd put dayton on the list only if they get kendall pollard back.

 

[Aike]

I would put Vandy as a dark horse over USC. Although we all know the unlikelihood of Vandy making a deep run.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I would put Vandy as a dark horse over USC. Although we all know the unlikelihood of Vandy making a deep run.

Well I had it blank so I was thinking the same thing. Problem for Vandy is tourney is in March. I also had 2nd line in SEC blank and AM as Dark Horse.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

What is funny is how utterly silly this post will look once the tourney starts or even the bracket coming out. I thought in 2011 three of the best four teams in the Nation were in our bracket. 2014 it was heavier The committee often does a horrible job.

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

One thing you can count on:
UK gettting toughest draw and Duke getting easiest.

 

[Aike]

Might want to find a dark horse spot for UCONN, Wisconsin, and Gonzaga too.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

One thing you can count on:
UK gettting toughest draw and Duke getting easiest.

I expect this:

Villanova
Oregon
Iowa
Duke
IU


8 seed beats Nova.... Oregon loses to Providence......Iowa loses to a 14....Duke plays Providence to go to FF

Meanwhile 1 seeded KU 2 seeded UNC 3 seeded MSU and 4 seeded UK are in same bracket. But hey the computer says it I even and who can argue with a computer.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Might want to find a dark horse spot for UCONN, Wisconsin, and Gonzaga too.

The first two but Gonzaga never shows me anything.

 

[Aike]

The first two but Gonzaga never shows me anything.

Fair enough. Gonzaga is pretty balanced on paper, but they honestly might not even get in.

If they do get in, they will get to be the underdog with no pressure for a change. We might even get them with a little bad luck.

 

[bucsrule8872]

I would put Vandy over USC in the SEC, if Vandy makes the tourney. I would rather have a team with talent that underachieved than a team with little talent that overachieved, going into the tourney. Vandy has weapons and could get hot. I just don't think USC will do anything in the tourney. They are not as good as their record makes them look.