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NCAA Tournament: 10 Potential First Round Upsets
Top 10 Most Likely Upsets
March is no time to play it safe. When you fill in your brackets over the next few days, here are the 10 most likely First Round upsets to focus on:
Eight NCAA Tournament Sleepers
One of the tricky aspects of filling out a bracket is figuring out which team(s) can jump up and spring a surprise or two. Last season two teams from non-Power 6 leagues (Butler and VCU) reached Houston, and throughout the history of the 64/65/68-team era there have been teams who have made runs. Below are eight teams who can make surprising runs in the bracket, some to win a game or two and a couple others capable of getting to New Orleans.
NCAA Tournament Interviews: South Dakota State's Scott Nagy
As part of his NCAA Tournament interview series CHN writer caught up with South Dakota State head coach Scott Nagy, whose Jackrabbits will be making the first NCAA appearance in school history. Led by point guard Nate Wolters and lone senior Griffan Callahan, the Jackrabbits finished second in the regular season and then won three straight in Sioux Falls to grab the automatic bid.
Jon Teitel: You made the 1989 Final Four with Illinois as a graduate assistant to Lou Henson (who remains one of the 20 winningest coaches in NCAA history).
2012 All Mid-Major Team: CollegeHoops.net
Player of
the Year Isaiah Canaan of Murray State highlights CollegeHoops.net's 2012 All
Mid-Major Team. Canaan, a junior guard, led Murray State to an impressive
30-1 season.
Canaan is joined on the First Team by fellow guards Scott Machado of Iona and Damian Lillard of Weber St. A pair of senior forwards round out the squad in Dominique Morrison of Oral Roberts and Ryan Pearson of George Mason.
Detroit Grabs First Bid Since 1999: Tuesday's Quick Hitters
When Western Kentucky fired Ken McDonald on January 6th few envisioned the young Hilltoppers earning a bid to the NCAA tournament. But they did just that, beating North Texas 74-70 in the Sun Belt title game.
Tuesday's Conference Tournament Primer
While there's plenty of conference tournament action on Tuesday's schedule, and three bids to be distributed, there's also a huge game in the Ivy League as Penn (19-11, 11-2) visits rival Princeton (18-11, 9-4). What's on the line for the Quakers? A share of the Ivy League title with Harvard, which would force a one-game playoff between the two teams at a site to be determined.
Tuesday Conferene Tournament Predictions:
Quarterfinals Predictions: AE, Big Sky, CAA, MAAC, SoCo, Summit
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Greg Mengelt has been on fire this year. He'll be picking
every conference tournament game over the next 2 weeks.