The ‘Zags could have tricky games against the winner of Syracuse and Baylor in the second round, Marquette or Florida State in the Sweet 16, and the Wolverines or Texas Tech in the regional final. This looks like the toughest region, anchored by Gonzaga up top and Michigan as the No. We’ll take Virginia over Oregon in the Sweet 16, Tennessee over Villanova in the Sweet 16, Virginia over Tennessee in the Elite Eight. The ‘Hoos have a relatively easy road to the regional final, where they’d have to face Tennessee, Purdue, or maybe even Villanova. Virginia is the favorite in the South even after last year’s disaster against UMBC. We’ll take Duke over Virginia Tech and Maryland over Michigan State in the Sweet 16. 2 seed - the Spartans had a good case for a No. This feels like the easiest region despite the presence of Michigan State as a No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and the obvious pick to come out of the region. These are our instant predictions from the moment the bracket was announced. Virginia is hoping for a breakthrough after suffering the biggest loss in tournament history last season. Michigan has the type of experience and balance that often thrives in March.
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Gonzaga beat Duke at full strength to win the Maui Invitational. 1 overall seed, but there’s an impressive group of contenders lurking below them. The Duke superstar seemed bigger than the sport in many ways, owning highlight reels all year long and nearly bringing the sports world to a halt when he sprained his knee against North Carolina in February.ĭuke enters the NCAA tournament as the No.
What followed was four months of ferocious media attention focused on Zion Williamson. The tone for this college basketball season was set on opening night in the Champions Classic, when Duke embarrassed Kentucky by 34 points in Indianapolis and put the rest of the country on notice that this could be the most talented team of Mike Krzyzewski’s career.
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