The bracket has officially been revealed, and after a full day of examining the bracket and getting familiar with the match-ups, people are starting to dig deep into their bracket and make predictions. Today I am giving you a list of players that you have probably never heard of that are among the best players in the tournament. I am also giving you a list of sleeper teams with a description of their scenario in the tournament. Sleeper Players Joel Hernandez (Long Island) Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley (St Bonaventure) Demontrae Jefferson (Texas Southern) Grant Benzinger (Wright State) Ryan…
Author: Zach Pretzer
Zach Pretzer
College Basketball Enthusiast and a Sports Management Major at Northwood University.
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Today is the big day! It is Selection Sunday and we will finally know the field of 68 teams that will be in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Below is some Bracketology along with notes on what I am looking for when the committee reveals the bracket. This is the first year I have actually done my own Bracketology throughout the entire season, so let’s see how correct I will be! Join Our ESPN Bracket Challenge! Selection Sunday Notes First of all, Houston and Cincinnati will be playing for the AAC Championship at 3:30. Houston could move up to a #4…
The top seeds within the conference tournaments are beginning their play, as they compete for seeding at the top of the bracket. Below is my updated Bracketology along with bracket highlights. Seeds 1-10 are all safe in my eyes, leaving the 11 seeds and 8 other teams on the bubble. Bracket Highlights Duke and Kansas are fighting for the last #1 seed, as I feel that Virginia, Villanova, and Xavier are locked as #1 seeds. The outlier is UNC, who could beat rival Duke and Virginia to jump all the way to the #1 line, but Kansas would have to…
The regular season is over, so teams have just one last chance in their conference tournament to make a push towards the tournament. Below are what I believe each bubble team needs to do to better their chances to be selected on Selection Sunday. The big boy power conference tournaments are now under way, so these bubble teams may drop like flies or rise into the tournament field. Bubble St Marys (10 seed)- With the Gaels falling to BYU in the semi-finals of the WCC Tournament, they enter the bubble. I give them a 65% chance to get into the…
Championship Week is in full force, as teams are competing to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, teams that are not fortunate enough to win their conference tournament must receive an at large bid to reach the NCAA Tournament. Below is my updated Bracketology, and with this Bracketology, I believe that every team from seeds 1-9 is safe, leaving seeds 10-12 on the bubble along with seven teams who are still alive. Bubble The regular season is over, so teams have just one last chance in their conference tournament to make a push towards the…
We have officially entered my favorite time of the year now that conference tournaments have started up. Champ Week is in full force, as teams are competing to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, teams that are not fortunate enough to win their conference tournament must receive an at large bid to reach the NCAA Tournament. Below is my updated Bracketology, and with this Bracketology, I believe that every team from seeds 1-9 is safe, leaving seeds 10-12 on the bubble, along with nine teams who are still alive. Bracket Highlights Wichita State takes UNC’s…
The semi-finalists have been named for the player of the year award in college basketball. With these ten picked, I chose my top five and my choice for player of the year. View the semi-finalists here. Top 5 Trae Young (Oklahoma) Jalen Brunson (Villanova) Marvin Bagley (Duke) Deandre Ayton (Arizona) Kieta Bates-Diop (Ohio State) I believe that Trae Young is the player of the year and there should not even be an argument. He leads the nation in scoring and he has transformed Oklahoma’s basketball team to at least be better than the Sooners were last year. Yes, Oklahoma is…
With conference tournaments starting, this will be the final Mid-Major Top-25. These teams have the best chance to pull off upsets in March Madness if they win their conference tournament and make the NCAA Tournament. Also included will be my mid-major player of the year and the five finalists. * Keep an eye out for a special article highlighting “The Players in March Madness That You Have Probably Never Heard Of” after teams are selected on Selection Sunday* Last Week’s Rankings Mid-Major Top-25 1 Nevada 2 Middle Tennessee 3 Loyola Chicago 4 ULL 5 Vermont 6 South Dakota State…
There was not much change at all in the AP poll this week, other than Kentucky is back to being ranked. This is why we jump straight to bracketology this week! We have officially entered my favorite time of the year, as conference tournaments have started up. Champ Week is in full force, and teams are competing to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, teams that are not fortunate enough to win their conference tournament must receive an at large bid to reach the NCAA Tournament. Below is my updated bracketology, and with this bracketology,…
Each Thursday, I will be posting my Bracketology and Bubble along with teams outside of the bubble who are still alive. *Filled in with red are the play in games* *The first team of each seed plays the first team in the opposing seed, for example seed 1-1 will play seed 16-1 as seed 8-4 will play seed 9-4* Bracketology Bubble Last 4 Byes: St Bonaventure (65%), Oklahoma (60%), USC (57%), Missouri (55%). Last 4 In: Baylor (51%), Seton Hall (51%), Syracuse (50%), Utah (50%). First 4 Out: Notre Dame (45%), Washington (42%), Louisville (40%), Nebraska (38%). Next 4 Out:…