How many of you like Michigan St.'s chances to get to the Sweet 16? They are in a 5-12 game first off, then I don't think they can beat Maryland even if they get to the second round.
1) Winner of the play-in game cutting down the nets.
2) North Carolina.
3) A 5-12 upset.
4) A double overtime game.
5) An SEC team in the Final Four.
6) An SECW team.
7) A team below a 4 seed in the Final Four.
8) Ted Kennedy, Saddam Hussein, or Peter Graves in the stands.
9) A good team free throw shooting percentage.
10) A winner other than either a team from the Big East or Kansas.
1) Winner of the play-in game cutting down the nets.
2) North Carolina.
3) A 5-12 upset.
4) A double overtime game.
5) An SEC team in the Final Four.
6) An SECW team.
7) A team below a 4 seed in the Final Four.
8) Ted Kennedy, Saddam Hussein, or Peter Graves in the stands.
9) A good team free throw shooting percentage.
10) A winner other than either a team from the Big East or Kansas.
I wouldn't overlook Ohio. Georgetown is a team that lost at Rutgers and lost to Old Dominion. They are schizo. In addition, Ohio has the kind of elements that can be successful in the Dance. First, guard play -- they have Armon Bassett, who started 2 years at Indiana, leading them. Second, they have experience. Not only Bassett, but they have a Senior in the middle who has played a lot of basketball and he happens to be 6'10 250. He may not score a bunch, but having that size will help against Monroe. Their PF is 6'8 263 and their SF is 6'5. So they aren't going to have a size issue with Georgetown. They also go 8 deep. Their biggest issue is that they have only the 2 starting guards. Bassett plays just about every minute for them. OTOH, Georgetown is very similar in that regard. They played only 7 guys in the Big East championship game and only 3 were guards, which means that Chris Wright and Austin Freeman played 40 and 39 minutes respectively.
I'd watch-out for the Gtown/Ohio game
1) Winner of the play-in game cutting down the nets.
2) North Carolina.
3) A 5-12 upset.
4) A double overtime game.
5) An SEC team in the Final Four.
6) An SECW team.
7) A team below a 4 seed in the Final Four.
8) Ted Kennedy, Saddam Hussein, or Peter Graves in the stands.
9) A good team free throw shooting percentage.
10) A winner other than either a team from the Big East or Kansas.