Sleeper in NCAA Tournament?

[LSUtigerFaninNO]

I haven't really followed all the teams that closely, but from what I have seen... Georgia Tech. Thoughts?

 

[GAVol]

Depends on what night you play them.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Eastern Kentucky University

My school baby!

 

[VolinArizona]

Tennessee, Louisville, Maryland

 

[checkerboard_charly]

Creighton, Indiana, Tennessee, and a team that hasnt been talked about alot this year, Kansas..I can see them winning the whole thing.

 

[milohimself]

Creighton, Indiana, Tennessee, and a team that hasnt been talked about alot this year, Kansas..I can see them winning the whole thing.

One seeds don't count as sleepers. Ever.

 

[GAVol]

Yeah, Kansas is a pretty sturdy limb to go out on.

 

[milohimself]

I can see Virginia doing pretty well. An underrated team who has had a lot of success in a very tough conference.

 

[Heebs]

I did see that UVA had the 11th SOS out of 12 in the ACC's unbalanced schedule.

 

[milohimself]

Yeah but their performance in the ACC has been very strong. It's not a conference like Gonzaga where you need to schedule the best of the best all the time to keep your team playing at a high level.

 

[Heebs]

Sorry, I edited what I meant.

 

[milohimself]

Ah... Well, still, I think Virginia might have what it takes to go deep.

 

[Heebs]

They do have 2 incredibly solid and mature guards.

 

[tidwell]

Virginia's center needs to shave that 'stache. That looks like something I'd grow.

 

[Bennett4UT]

Maryland they have been overlooked but they are a strong team.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Virginia, Butler, Winthrop and Purdue are my surprise teams

 

[VolinArizona]

Virginia, Butler, Winthrop and Purdue are my surprise teams

Butler doesn't count!

Virginia's a good pick. SOS 39 and 8-4 vs. Top 50

Purdue, sadly, won't do anything.

 

[VolinArizona]

Marquette, VT, and Oregon could cause problems, too.

 

[hatvol96]

Xavier and Texas.

 

[Mrs.BigOrangeNation]

texas and maryland

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Just curious on what you think makes Xavier a sleeper? I hope they do well, I think they are going to get a crap seed like 9 or 10...

 

[hatvol96]

Xavier is experienced and deep. They have enough of a post presence on both ends of the floor and I think Stanley Burrell is the type of player who could have a monster tournament.

 

[Mrs.BigOrangeNation]

Marquette, VT, and Oregon could cause problems, too.

I dont know about oregon. They're good and all but they can be very inconsistant at times.

 

[VolinArizona]

Just curious on what you think makes Xavier a sleeper? I hope they do well, I think they are going to get a crap seed like 9 or 10...

11-5 vs. top 100 is good
86th SOS is in the top 26% of schedules
23-7 against that schedule
Good wins: VA Commonwealth, Villanova, Illinois, Kansas State, UMass

They do have some nasty losses to Cincinnati, Duquesne, and St. Joe's.

 

[VolinArizona]

Xavier is experienced and deep. They have enough of a post presence on both ends of the floor and I think Stanley Burrell is the type of player who could have a monster tournament.

They also have one of the most efficient offenses in the country.