NCAA tournament brackets - my first impressions
As we gear up for the NCAA tournament, the bracket announcement show is always a great event.
As I watch the brackets roll out on ESPN, (I’d watch CBS but I cannot stand Billy Packer and Jim Nantz) here are my gut feelings and thoughts as the matchups are announced:
East Region
- If you look in the dictionary under “sacrificial lamb”, you’d find these two entries: Mount St. Marys and Coppin State. Have fun playing the Tar Heels boys.
- North Carolina/Kansas in one semi-final could be a doozy. UCLA and Memphis not so much.
- Notre Dame (#5) vs George Mason (#12) is a scary matchup for the Irish.
- Butler (#7) vs. South Alabama (#10) will be a good game.
- Tennessee vs. Louisville in the region semi-finals would be outstanding.
Midwest Region
- Clemson as a #5 seed could be very dangerous, although drawing Villanova as #12 seed is a trap game. #4 seed Vandy is also in that half of the bracket, and they need to be watched.
- USC #6 vs Kansas State #11 is going to be awesome - Beasley versus Mayo. Great game.
South Region
- The winner of Mississippi State/Oregon could give top seed Memphis some problems in the second round.
-#12 Temple vs. #5 Michigan State could be an upset special.
- #6 Marquette vs. #11 Kentucky is very, very intriguing. If Marquette gets by UK, they’ll probably face Stanford, which would be a good game.
West Region
- #8 BYU vs. #9 Texas A&M should be a good game. BYU bombed in the MWC tournament final, so buyer beware.
- Drake (28-4) as a #5 seed is intriguing. Given their schedule, that might be a little bit high. Their matchup with #12 Western Kentucky is a possible first round upset in the making.
- #7 West Virginia vs. #10 Arizona is a toss-up.
- Georgia fights through an incredible SEC tournament, and they draw #3 Xavier in the first round. Tough draw.
More detailed analysis coming up later.
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