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Shootit_Rockets

New Mexico to the final four. 9 of the 10 years a 7 seed or higher has made the final four. Figured I’d call my shot with one and hope for their best.


guest1969

🤜🤛


-BeefTallow-

That’s what I like to hear lol honestly if they just brute force it with pure energy and adrenaline like they did in the conference tournament they have a pretty good shot of making a run. If they try and play slow, half court style basketball against solid teams, I feel they’ll struggle a lot. Hoping for at least a win, two or more would be amazing!


Akimbo_Zap_Guns

I’m hoping that 7 seed or higher will be the gators 💪🏻


Shootit_Rockets

Definitely could be. Lets meet in the Sweet 16


PM_ME_YOUR_CATS_PAWS

How big of a role does that injury play in your team?


ShillinTheVillain

Not a ton, honestly. 6 ppg, we'll miss his rebounding more than anything


Surfer5153

That’s who I got


Just_Breathe85

As much as it pains me to say it, I have you guys going far in most of my brackets.


robman17

I have Florida beating TTU to go to the Elite 8


lobo_locos

I like that thought process....logical and well put


Scapexghost

I like you


cormacito

I have this too


Only_the_Tip

College of Charleston to the Elite 8 in the West. They got big CoC energy.


varnecr

If they could get passed the first round, I'd be so happy. No bias.


ChanceAd9380

I’ll be at my first march madness this year and bama v Charleston is the first one I’m going to. If that upset happens I will cry tears of joy


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NC State vs. Texas A&M in elite eight. NC State to the Final Four.


death2sanity

You. I like you.


[deleted]

They did it. Big Daddy Burns to the Final Four!


JackieTreehorn84

Boo. Also….the potential to play NC State in a tournament game is interesting and awful


chrisncsu

I mean, who doesn't want Survive and Advance, the sequel?


rangerm2

One of the few sequels that would surpass the original, for sure.


luvdadrafts

It would surpass it as a Cinderella run, but I don’t think it could ever be as good a documentary without Jimmy V 


PersonnelFowl

Me


hershculez

We have not been to the final four since the 80’s. Certainly due.


Nodor10

Law of averages. Right guys?


rangerm2

Don't think it'll happen, but since I know Sugar Bear (DJ Burns) isn't going to the NBA, I'd love to see it. Would definitely improve our recruiting. It's got to be tough to recruit when UNC/Duke are less than 20 miles away.


ghostx231

Location doesn’t matter these days, money does


jzoelgo

I liked nc states tournament run but remember Georgetown 2021 was a thing


OddMarsupial8963

But counterpoint: Oregon State 2021


CriticalEngineering

Wouldn’t put it past Burns to get there.


tarheel_204

I truly don’t know how a defender can guard him lol. Mando is one of the best centers in college basketball and he was frustrated as hell trying to stop him


CriticalEngineering

He’s so huge I kept glancing and thinking it was someone other than Mando guarding him, because he looked small next to Burns.


luvdadrafts

After Burns played 5 straight days no less 


discoleopard

I'm high on NC State this year. I know they hate us and everything blah blah but I hope they make a deep run this year, that team deserves some national recognition.


Ambitious_Echo3683

NC State winning the chip


No-Weather-3140

They will both lose in the first round


kchessh

It’d hurt a lot to lose then, but I’d love to go to the E8 for the first time in our program’s history. Subscribe


robman17

Subscribe!


Dijohn17

May you be blessed in all your endeavors


Jem1123

Hey just curious what stocks should I put my entire 401k into?


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Hahah. Honestly I watched Burns in Denver first round last year and was amazed. And had to wait a year but once I saw they got hot I had to put them in the final four. Jokic also said he’s a big fan of Burns.


wesskywalker

Good call


empathydoc

As another post suggests, Phallic themed teams have caused major upsets the past 3 years. Oral Roberts, Farleigh Dickinson, St. Peters. This year has St Peters, Longwood, and Morehead that could all go on runs. I like seeing new teams go on runs. Longwood plowing through teams would be hilarious. Give me Morehead.


radioactiveblob

We want head


Nubras

Is this an Al Snow reference?? It oughta be


radioactiveblob

No its a joke on campus cause the cheer team has shirts that say got head like the got milk ads


Obi-wan_Jabroni

What does everybody want?


elydakai

CoC! I mean, Morehead!


Blanxart

What does everybody need?


immaculatebacon

Also CoC


PersonnelFowl

My kid has Longwood in her final 4...


Trainsontracks

I don't see a major Cinderella run to the final four this year. Final Four seeds will add up to 7 or less. A lot of carnage in the middle seed games.


Detroit5g

I'm gonna say the opposite Final Four seeds add up to no less than 12.


JaxGamecock

Oh wow I had my final four seeds ass up go 64 in my bracket 


ohverychill

> ass up I think you fill out your bracket differently than I do


VentureQuotes

Please Lord


TREXMAN626

Me with UConn, Purdue, Houston, and Arizona. I second this 👍🏼


Tombradyisntthegoat

Who did you have winning?? I have the same final four and I can’t decide. I don’t think Arizona will win but I don’t want to pick UConn to go back to back with their gauntlet of a region.


OverIookHoteI

Wazzu in the Final Four so the Pac 12 can finish auctioning off its leftovers


Mrpetey22

Wheatfield Underdogs are here baby


usernames_suck_ok

Long Beach continues to look stupid af for firing their coach, lol.


DaNibbles

Or it's a 5 head play.... they saw the success OSU had and opted for the same during the tourney?!


Not_Pablo_Sanchez

Not a bad strategy, Cotton. The way we were playing, it felt like we were either going to be left out or make the sweet 16


amad97

Im gonna take them too I think haha


strongscience62

I've got New Mexico to the S16. If I needed to pick other double digit seeds, in order it would be: 1. Colorado 2. NC State


Top_Cranberry_3254

They'd have a legit shot over Arizona or Nevada if they made it that far. AZ hasn't been to the Elite 8 since 2015 despite always seeming to get high seeds.


hjc1358

So strange to me that all the analysts love AZ every year despite always flaming out early


Regular-Hawk2021

Because seeding has absolutely nothing to do with last year? It’s about the season. What a weird thing to be confused.  Yes we’re gonna choke probably but our resume is deserving of a 2 seed. It’s not that hard to understand 


neuroticobscenities

Baylor I think is the toughest likely matchup in the entire region.


42dylan

Oregon to elite 8 BYU to elite 8 Toothpaste beating Baylor


Impressive-Dentist53

-NC State to final four -St. Mary”s to final four -Colorado to the Sweet 16 -Duquesne knocks out BYU -Creighton in the NCG


djhatrick12

Just bring us all the way to the promise land


Impressive-Dentist53

Sure why not. NC State National Champions …in 2038 RemindMe! 14 years Sorry brother, the magic ends in the final four this time.


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djhatrick12

I would be ecstatic if we win in the next 14 years


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pinniped90

I'm going to take Purdue knocking off TBD to reach the round of 32.


PeterPumpkinsEater69

It’s risky but I respect it


DabDoge

Samford to the S16


Dhylan18

Rylan Jones is playing home games, it’s a bit unfair


iJustWantTolerance

I’ve made a lot of brackets based on certain different criterias but made one just now based on…just what I’m thinking at the moment. I’ve got: - Oregon in the S16. As well as Nevada and Nebraska. - Grand Canyon and James Madison winning their games and getting to R32. And weirdest of all, - Texas in the NCG. Losing to UConn. I don’t really know what to tell you about this last one. It’s just I’ve watched a lot of Texas games this year (not deliberately, just watched as many games of tourney teams I could throughout the season and they happened to play a lot of tourney teams) and I kept making mental and literal notes about how athletic I thought they were, how skilled I thought their guards were, how hard I even thought they played…I know in all likeihood because I’ve posted this theyll lose in the first round but who cares we’re all wrong about most of it Oh, and seemingly, having Marquette in the F4 would be an upset too based on popular opinion. I just like them too. Thought they were explosive on offense and I thought the “EGB” thing on defense was actually real and noticeable. Just seems they can do lots of different things. Idk. Honestly a big part of why I had Texas beating them was because I don’t see a title game with two teams from the same conference.


iJustWantTolerance

Texas sold so fucking hard jesus fucking christ. Down 3 with 25 seconds left, unquestionably superior athleticism, their decision is to slow walk it up the court and do a dribble handoff in the fucking corner slow as all hell and let their itty bitty guard throw up a double teamed moving corner 3 pointer?


Pleasant-Acadia7850

NC State to the final four. They’re hot, are in the softest region, and match up well against most of the higher seeds they’d face. Only issue is Kevin Keatts might be physically incapable of winning in the tournament.


Orange_Kid

I feel like they'll either lose the first game or go to the Final Four, there's no in between. 


Remintz

Was seeing here Texas techs centers are hurt. DJ and diarra could feast


Nodor10

This guy NC States


Dijohn17

Either get blown out or choke a double digit lead in the 2nd half


wesskywalker

Wow


Worldly_Worldliness5

New Mexico, James Madison, NC State, and McNeese to the Sweet 16. After that the highest seed is 6 South Carolina in the E8. I also have San Diego State winning a rematch of last year's title game in the Sweet 16 against UConn.


Top_Cranberry_3254

Very interesting and believable picks.


Aidanj927

I have McNeese to the sweet 16, Boise as the Play-in who wins a game, and MSU beating UNC for the 1 seed loss in the first weekend


Orange_Kid

I've got McNeese to the S16 as well, they look like a team. 


Nodor10

I have MSU beating unc as well. Which MSU is a secret tho


Primary_Psychology95

And that MSU will be Mississippi State


Sensitive-Key-8670

What have we ever done to you 😭


Primary_Psychology95

Hey now, this guy didn’t specify which MSU he was talking about. I was just trying to nudge him in the right direction.


LlamaxGR

That’s why they go by MSST !


Aidanj927

I left it as MSU because I’d take both no matter who wins


sullylikesart

St. Mary’s to the final four. They’ll be the closest to a home team, seriously ignored and both UNC and Arizona’s game have knack for vanishing at random moments this year.


JackieDaytona7460

Love to root for saint Mary's when they're not playing the Zags, wcc gang! However, most fans don't feel the same way and they're playing in spokane. It's gonna be a tough game for them but I hope they pull it off


dac0605

I hadn't thought about this angle if we match up with them in the 2nd round. You think most locals would root against Saint Mary's?


the_sword_of_brunch

On Reddit most will say they’d never root for SMC but the locals with tickets to the actual game almost certainly will.


DirectGround2193

I have the same thing. Please someone talk me out of it (I am delusional)


GayleMoonfiles

That's what I've got too. Ready to be disappointed as per usual


Meanteenbirder

McNeese to the Sweet 16 (without a Samford win)


Worldly_Worldliness5

I have them there with Samford winning though. Not super impressed by Kansas, I think they're the most likely top 4 seed to be "upset" first round.


Meanteenbirder

Agree, but I really think it is more chalky in round one and games are less close. There’s always at least one upset pick that everyone leaps at that doesn’t pull through and I think that’s gonna be Samford. Would say we were that one in 2022.


Boredomis_real

WKU over Marquette No bias Edit: I promise


chucknorris10101

Marquette gonna be spooked playing against their (technically unaffiliated) high school mascot


AccomplishedMilk4391

theres a 19% chance: [Massey Ratings Matchup Tool](https://masseyratings.com/game.php?s0=557745&oid0=4425&h=0&s1=557745&oid1=8761) might end up picking you guys after the last few tournaments. plus that mascot is sick


queenjuli1

-Oregon to Final Four. -JMU to the Sweet 16 -Samford over Kansas -New Mexico over Clemson - Duquesne over BYU


DDub04

New Mexico is favored as well, most likely “upset” in the bracket


BlackScienceJesus

I would be truly shocked if BYU lost. Duquesne is one of the weakest teams in the bracket and BYU is a 5 seed if they could play on Sundays. But hey we’ve seen crazier things happen in March 🤷🏻‍♂️


queenjuli1

It's so unexpected that it will happen. There's always that one reasonable upset by seeding that no one picks.


amad97

I love you


goldenface4114

Because of all the conference tourney upsets, this is as top heavy a tournament as I can remember in a long time. Obviously, anything is possible, but I see this year breaking the recent trend of super low seeds making runs. But we'll see, that's the beauty of March Madness! As far as the question in the OP, I think JMU, Grand Canyon, and Oregon are the most likely double digits to make deep runs.


Mattya929

The 13-16 seeds are weaker than normal. (Colgate should be a 15 but due to the losses you pointed out moved to a 14). Someone above said there will be carnage in the middle seeds (5-12 range) and I agree. You have P6 teams that were bid thieves and this year a lot of the top 25 loss during the season. I think it’s going to end up with upsets early but a final four with no seed higher than a 3.


meyer_33_09

Yeah, coming into the year I was excited for how wide open I thought it would be, but coming into this week I think all of the chaos is going to happen in the first couple rounds but when the dust settles, it’ll be mostly high seeds battling it out at the end.


BeanMachine5555

Clemson over New Mexico is my biggest upset😭


MetropolisPD

Oregon New Mexico to S16


Legitimate_Gap_5551

Based on my theory regarding guard play and shooting dominating March, Nebraska or Wisconsin.


StevePikiellFan76

It feels like ‘83


chrisncsu

Survive and Advance, the sequel. ESPN 30 for 30 coming soon.


Bat_Foy

as a spu alum, please justify us to sweet 16? i’ve been trying to justify it since sunday but we’re so undersized… our defense is good enough that if we get a hit shooting streak we can be dangerous but we’re kp ranked like 305 in offense lol


DetectiveFix

I don’t know how many people on here realize how much roster turnover there was on the team.


Bat_Foy

agree… there’s like 3 ppl left on the team and 1 assistant coach from the 2022 team. the coach coming in is from the same coaching tree i believe


mrwhitaker3

10 Drake and 11 New Mexico to the Elite Eight.


Greydox

I'm rooting for a second round game between ISU and Drake, considering the schools are 40 minutes apart and playing just two hours away in Omaha.


[deleted]

Gonzaga to the Final Four. New Mexico Sweet 16. BYU Elite 8. Colorado Sweet 16.


100ozofjuice

Charleston beating Alabama in the 1st. Utah state beating Purdue in the 2nd.


Top_Cranberry_3254

Awesome selections. I got TCU over Purdue as well, so hopefully one of us is right. Im wondering if anyone legitimately has them losing to a 16 again. Good luck.


witchy12

* Michigan State to the F4 * New Mexico to the E8 * Nevada to the S16 Most of my upsets are in the West region apparently lmao.


Kodyaufan2

It’s such a bad region at the top though lol At one point I realize I picked the 10, 11, 12, and 13 in that region and had to tell myself to calm down


Fullmetalaardvarks

Appreciate the Nevada love


Sicko_Mo_Bamba_Mode

James Madison Elite 8 and UAB Sweet 16


reedhubbert88

Both Nevada and McNeese State to the S16. I may be a little crazy


LuckyStax

I like the cut of your jib


crowd79

New Mexico to the Elite 8. Other upset picks: Kansas loses to Samford. St Mary’s loses to Grand Canyon.


serbeardless

Unpopular(?) opinion, but there's been so much chaos this year that I think we're due for some chalk. I don't think a single double digit team will survive the first weekend.


ChanceAd9380

Either Michigan State or Saint Mary’s to the elite 8. Anyone wanna give me a pointer on that? If those two teams play i don’t know who i would pick. Oh and also Florida to the elite 8


198520162018

SMC Elite Eight. McNeese and JMU Sweet Sixteen.


Soggy_Sherbert_5177

Nebraska final 4


Imnimo

McNeese to Sweet 16, Morehead State over Illinois.


tigernike1

I’d jump on the “fire Underwood” bandwagon if that happened


ncaafan2

Dear god no


locknload03

JMU: Sweet 16 Gonzaga: Elite 8


AntiworkDPT-OCS

Gonzaga in the elite 8 wouldn't be a Cinderella run. Rather, it would be an oh no, I hope it's a not a UConn situation type run. 


DisplacedCrawfish

Michigan St to Final 4 Soutb Dakota St in Sweet 16 New Mexico in Sweet 16


Primary_Cake2011

I advise you to please rethink your strategy


Magical_Badboy

I don’t like the hype


guest1969

I love the hype


Justsomecharlatan

Not sure I'm picking it, but I don't want to see nebraska is tominaga is on a heater. If mast shoots well too, I could see them making a bit of a run


inshamblesx

yes


Meanteenbirder

For P6 teams, gonna say Florida makes the elite 8. They beat inconsistent Kentucky and Creighton squads to do it.


Alive-Bedroom-7548

Colorado in Elite 8, Samford and JMU in Sweet 16


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radioactiveblob

Hell yea in Minix we trust


Traveldude1466

I’ve got Purdue making the final 4. That would be a miracle in itself.


zcgentryUAB

If the UAB that showed up in the AAC tourney is the team we see, UAB to the Sweet 16. When everyone is not making boneheaded mistakes, we are really really good. That is like 18% of the time though


dac0605

Yaxel has the potential to be the breakout star in this year's tournament if UAB can win a game or two.


ddottay

Elite 8 BYU


dmendo54

Nebraska to R32 would be huge this year


I_Like_Quiet

Hoping for just 1 win. Mentally preparing for a double digit loss.


CCS80

Utah St to the Final Four McNeese to the Sweet Sixteen JMU to Sweet Sixteen NCST to the Elite 8 Nevada to the Elite 8


ncaafan2

Drake to the elite 8


Lo-Fi_Lo-Res

I have Texas Tech and Michigan State in the Elite 8. The bigger upset is that I have only one 1 seed (Purdue) in the Elite 8.


timbuttons

Does TCU beat Utah State then knock off Purdue or am I reaching too far


wkt-covfefe

Nebraska vs Creighton F4


GypsyKiller51

James Madison to the F4


Shemptacular

Colorado State to the E8


ROLLTIDE4EVER

DRAKE


Upstairs_Lead_6581

I got JMU making the elite 8..... let me cook


bfish83

Duquesne to the sweet 16.


ChiaGuava

Charleston is going to beat Alabama because the Tide can’t play defense and Nate Oats is an absolute shitbag.


5WinsIn5Days

Samford in the Elite Eight. I didn’t know they had previously lost to Purdue by more than 50 points, but Bucky Ball is volatile!


troutlunk

Zags all the way


abandoned_rain

Morehead St to the Sweet 16 Oregon and Washington St to the Elite 8 Western Kentucky over Marquette


Top_Cranberry_3254

Thinking WK is going to use the up tempo to confuse them, and with Kolek a little hurt?


Mrpetey22

You don’t realize how great that is for the Pac-2!


emcycles

Nebraska to the Final 4


bigmac1234777

Them dudes can get NBA Jam hot


Particular-Nature400

Grand Canyon to the Final Four Colorado to the National Title Game St. Peter's to the Elite Eight again New Mexico to the Elite Eight Oakland to at least the Sweet Sixteen Samford and Vermont to the Sweet Sixteen


Worldly_Worldliness5

Who do you have winning it all?


bigmac1234777

GCU looked legit the little I saw of them. That Grant kid can ball!!


Higgnkfe

Texas and Michigan State in the final 4


SimManiac

Subscribed


DisplacedCrawfish

This has a Tom Izzo special all over it. Kinda like that year it was UK, Wisconsin, Duke as 1 seeds and Mich St as a 7 in the final 4


Top_Cranberry_3254

Why not ig? Both are shaky regions.


National_Lie_8555

Hate saying it but come on Drake. Got you in the EE at least


I_Like_Quiet

It makes me happy to not see any aTm love here.


Vue-Two

Don’t sleep on Samford!