Over the next several days, we will be providing NCAA Tournament bracket analysis, picking the best games, the dark horses, Cinderella candidates, and more. Want to know what your favorite team has to go through to cut down the nets? Keep it locked here at GetMoreSports.
East Region Best Games
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence
If you like players that can get buckets in an exciting fashion, this game is for you. USC’s guard duo of Julian Jacobs and Jordan McLaughlin is among the best in the nation while their frontcourt is as versatile as anyone else, with Nikola Jovanovic, Bennie Boatwright, and Chimezie Metu all bringing something different to the table. For the Friars, Kris dunn and Ben Bentil will be as tough of a duo to deal with in the entire tournament. If they’re on, they could make a deep, deep run. If they’re off, getting out of the first weekend will be quite difficult.
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan/Tulsa
I’d expect the Wolverines to get by Tulsa, setting the table for a classic Midwest rivalry game in the first round. Michigan showed that they can beat anyone with their recent win over Indiana, but the Irish still have that tournament experience from a year ago when they pushed Kentucky down to the wire in the Elite Eight. There would be a lot, and I mean a lot, of offense in this match up.
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pitt
Two physical programs that made late season runs to get into the conversation for at-large bids. Neither team did anything of note in their conference tournament, with the Panthers finally being blown out by UNC down the stretch and the Badgers threw up an egg against Nebraska. Still, can Nigel Hayes help UW go on a March run? It all starts here.
