Tournament

To win the final four you have to have players---NBA type players.  Let's take a look at recent history to prove the point.

Last year N Carolina won with 3 first round draft picks in Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, and Wayne Ellington.

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This year's sweet 16 has some fresh faces in the field.  If you compare this year's group to last year's things are different. I want to look at the trend of the sweet 16 over the last 10 years.

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Here is how I see the first day of the NCAA tournament.  I'm going to pick a winner and also show how many times I think they would win if they played each other ten times.

Kentucky has gone from being a powerhouse to lost the last 3 years.  They high Calipari and he gets a couple of freshman and instantly they are a success.  One thing bothers me about this team going all the way is that they haven't been there.  This is all new to everyone but the program itself and Calipari. That will quickly return though. Will it be this year?

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The NCAA Midwest region is by far the deepest when you consider how many teams could make it to the final four.

1--Kansas is still the best team in the country.  I'm pretty confident they will make the elite 8.  But, the sweet 16 game against either Maryland or Michigan St is the toughest that any #1 seed will face.

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NCAA South Region.

1--Syracuse is best team in this region but is by no means a lock to win the region.  I think they will have a pretty good time getting to the Elite 8. But, the team they face there will be tough.

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The NCAA South Region.

1--Duke has the best chance to win this region.  I think they will be in the finals against Kansas.  They have 3 outstanding scoring options and are getting good play inside.  In other words: they are peeking at the right time.  They have been absent from the final four for a while and this is the year they return.

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Here is how I see the east region and their chances of advancing to the final four.  I have them ranked on likely hood of reaching the final four, not on their seeding.  The seed is in paranthesis.

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