NCAA Tournament Pick' Em
- Thread starter C.M.
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Yep yep yep. Too bad they are going to lose to Murray St (maybe I don't know, I keep changing my bracket lol).
Theo "Hitman" Mays;1890417 said:
You have Vanderbilt losing to Murray State? Look, I know we're all desperate for upsets, but this will be one of the most chalk tournaments we've ever seen. I guarantee every one, two, and all but one three seed are going to make it to sweet sixteen. From there, it will probably be all one's and two's
I'd say Duke is in the easiest bracket. The only hurdle they have to face is Villanova. Otherwise, you have Baylor, Temple, Wisconsin, and other regular tournament softies. I actually may consider putting Pitt in the Elite Eight, and I'll see how I like them against Vandy going to the Final Four.
Temple and Wisc are both in Kentucky's bracket, right above the Dukies. Nova is good come tourney time, so they are easily the biggest contender. But that bracket could produce a sleeper team in Siena (been strong recently in the tourney), or the winner of the Richmond/St. Mary's game (I think either of those two could upset Nova). Lets not forget Louisville. If they beat Cal, they might be able to take out Duke in round 2.
I'm not desperate for upsets, it is probably the only real upset I have. I really like Murray State and I think a lot of people are going to overlook them. I haven't seen much of Vandy this year so I could be underrating them, but I think Murray State is this years Siena.
I think people are really underestimating Baylor. They went 25-7 with only two losses to non tournament teams. And neither Villanova or Duke has anyone who can match up well with Ekpe Udoh. They will also be basically playing a home game if they make it to the elite eight in Houston.
I've seen Baylor play against Texas. Udoh is a beast down low, but it's going to take more for the Bears to make it past Nova. Their perimeter game is second to none, Wright is a fantastic coach come tourney time, and I'm buying into the leadership of Scottie Reynolds.
By the way, I was indeed wrong, turns out it is Purdue, missing Hummel, and Texas A&M in Duke's bracket. I feel an at strength Purdue would have made the final four.
And with that, I'm going to warn you all on who not to drink the kool aid of if you're looking for an upset:
Siena: I've seen Siena play live against Fairfield, and only win by two. The sad fact is, the MAAC is an utter wasteland, and Siena padded up on beating cupcakes. They lost to every single meaningful out of conference team, even Northern Iowa. Speaking of which...
Northern Iowa: Who have they beaten again? Their best win is probably Iowa State, as they too padded up on a weak conference.
SDSU: Again, simply don't get it. Beat all of their opponents at home. Meh.
I'm taking for my upsets Old Dominion, Temple to advance pretty far, and Tennessee to beat Gerogetown
Don't forget about Baylor's great guard play with LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter. They combined to average more points per game then Nova's back court of Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fischer.
Turd Ferguson
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I've paid absolutely no attention to NCAA basketball at all this year. I will still make picks though, and I am in as "The Girl Of The Pick'Em".
Little Jerry Lawler
Sigmund Freud On Ritalin And Roids
I have Ohio St and West Virginia going to the championship game with Ohio St. winning 76-73
Turner > Butler
Turner > Butler
Kentucky over Kansas St 73-60
Little Jerry Lawler
Sigmund Freud On Ritalin And Roids
I guess nobody else has filled out a women's bracket yet.