Can't wait to see the brackets so I can find out who Kansas will lose to in the second round this year!

 

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I think they will make it past the second round this year, however, the Sweet 16 is looking like it is going to be a bitter day here in Lawrence. I can not believe they put a garbage team like Missouri in the tournament over Colorado. Colorado finished higher in the Big 12, and went farther in the tournament than Missouri, absolutely horrible decision by the selection commitee.

 

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Also looking at the top four seeds in each region, I have to question the selection commitee's choice of where to put each seed. I think the two number one seeds with the hardest path to Houston are Kansas, and Ohio State. Ohio state is the number one overall seed, and Kansas is the number two, they should have the easier paths; instead they are rewarded with Purdue or Syracuse instead of BYU, Notre Dame or North Carolina instead of San Diego State. The only break for Ohio State is its number 4 seed, Kentucky, they got the easiest of the four's.

 

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I would have to disagree with you. The easiest brackets belong to Duke and Kansas. Ohio State and Pitt are much harder regionals. While Ohio State should have the easiest bracket, Kansas gets a practical cakewalk to the final four this year.

 

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How so? Notre Dame would easily handle any of the other number 2 seeds, Purdue defeated Ohio State and could easily be the best of the three seeds, even though you can make a very legit argument for UConn as the best three seed. Louisville who made it to the championship of the Big East, the hands down best basketball conference in America, I would say they can probably handle any of the four seeds. IMO the best of each of the 2-4 seeds is in KU's bracket, save from UConn, but Purdue is a close second. That is a far cry from a cake walk. The only number two seed that can hold a candle to Notre Dame would be North Carolina, and likewise the only three seed that can hold up to Purdue is UConn. The only four seed to hold up with Louisville is Wisconsin. There is not a single team in the top four seeds of KU's bracket that I would feel like we are a sure win against. Maybe that is a good thing, because it always seems to be the sure wins that we lose to. In the other three brackets there is at least one team in the top four I feel is a cupcake.


Ohio State has three of the top four seeds being in the solid catagory. I do not buy into Kentucky on bit. Pittsburgh gets BYU as its three seed, and Florida as its two seed, both very questionable. K-State at five makes that region tougher though, but not more so that Ohio State's. Duke may have the easiest trip to Houston.....again.

 

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Is is just me or does anyone else just not feel comfortable picking teams to win this year? Every team it seems like I am saying to myself that they are a weak team with some flaws... but then I look at the other teams in their part of the bracket and I don't see any good teams there either.

 

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This year I had an absolutely tough time picking teams to win. I lied a few weeks ago, I ended up taking Kansas to win it all, but do not feel one bit sure of that selection. I just couldn't settle on a team that will beat them, and ended up taking them all the way. Its hard to decide who will win what this year, the gap between teams is so narrow.

 

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What an exciting first day of tournament coverage. The upsets in Denver, Princton almost bringing down the legendary Kentucky, buzzer beaters early in the day. I am excited for the second day tomorrow, should be fairly exciting.

 

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So.. um.. Amendial, now that we have seen the results from weekend one, what was that you were saying about the higher seeded teams in the bracket with Kansas?



It sure looks like the other 3 brackets all have 3/4 of the top seeds left while Kansas sits as the lone top 10 seed in its bracket. I believe I stated that Ohio State and Pitt have the hardest brackets and one of them is already out. Duke's bracket has actually held up the best but I still think they will make it.

I just wish I had listened to myself when I was picking my bracket, cause I am gonna finish dead last this year!

 

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kansas will prob win


too many weapons