TEAM TO BEAT: Duke. Like it or not, the Blue Devils are rolling right now. They won both the ACC regular season and tournament titles. Unlike recent Duke teams, they are extremely balanced and have the size to bang with the big boys.
TEAM THAT WILL WIN THE REGION: Duke. In a region with a lot of iffy teams, I just like Duke's versatility and the fact they have a Big Three.
TEAM TO WATCH FOR (LESS THAN A NO. 3 SEED): Louisville. Having said that, Duke wouldn't like to run into L'ville in the second round. The Cardinals beat Syracuse ... twice. Rick Pitino knows his way around the tournament a bit, too.
YOUR CINDERELLA: Siena. This team has won tournament games over the past couple of years and now they get a reeling Purdue squad. Win that and they have a great shot at toppling either Texas A&M or Utah State.
WORST SEEDING ERROR: Notre Dame. How did a team that was on the wrong side of the bubble two weeks ago get the No. 6 seed?
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Baylor. The Bears get a relatively close pod site in New Orleans. If they advance to the second weekend, they'll get to play in Houston. That also would be a coup for Texas A&M.
MUST WATCH GAME: Texas A&M vs Utah State. Two teams that you probably can't name too many players from. Still, this can be an old fashioned West Coast shootout up in Spokane.
MUST WATCH (POTENTIAL) SECOND ROUND GAME: Duke vs Louisville. You get Krzyzewski vs Pitino. Two legendary programs. A rematch of the 1986 title game.
TEAM THAT WILL WIN THE REGION: Duke. In a region with a lot of iffy teams, I just like Duke's versatility and the fact they have a Big Three.
TEAM TO WATCH FOR (LESS THAN A NO. 3 SEED): Louisville. Having said that, Duke wouldn't like to run into L'ville in the second round. The Cardinals beat Syracuse ... twice. Rick Pitino knows his way around the tournament a bit, too.
YOUR CINDERELLA: Siena. This team has won tournament games over the past couple of years and now they get a reeling Purdue squad. Win that and they have a great shot at toppling either Texas A&M or Utah State.
WORST SEEDING ERROR: Notre Dame. How did a team that was on the wrong side of the bubble two weeks ago get the No. 6 seed?
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Baylor. The Bears get a relatively close pod site in New Orleans. If they advance to the second weekend, they'll get to play in Houston. That also would be a coup for Texas A&M.
MUST WATCH GAME: Texas A&M vs Utah State. Two teams that you probably can't name too many players from. Still, this can be an old fashioned West Coast shootout up in Spokane.
MUST WATCH (POTENTIAL) SECOND ROUND GAME: Duke vs Louisville. You get Krzyzewski vs Pitino. Two legendary programs. A rematch of the 1986 title game.
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