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Before I get into my post, I wanted to say that I am confused on what is the first and second rounds of the tournament.  Apparently, the Thursday and Friday games that are now past us are the second round.  Yet that is when 95% of the teams play their first game.  They say the First Four is the play-in game, but  somehow it is the first round as well.  I have seen announcers get confused many times on what the first round is.  To laugh at this, I have prepared a skit about it. Announcer 1: In my bracket so far, I have gotten 22 of the 32 first round games correct. Announcer 2: I don't mean to correct you, but I think that it is considered the second round. Announcer 1: Well.... Then what is the 1st round? Announcer 2:  I'm not really sure.  It has not been made clear yet.  I would expect the first round to be the play-in games. Announcer 1:  That makes no sense!  A play-in game is a play-in to the tournament, but somehow that...

10 Bracket Busters 5 Underrated Teams 1. Oregon Oregon ended the regular season badly, losing to Utah.  But, they came back and won the PAC-12 title.  Right now, they are rolling, and I think they could make an Elite Eight appearance.  They will likely win in the 1st round, and if they win in the second round, they could win again to play in the Elite Eight.  Jonathan Lloyd and Carlos Emory combined for 39 pts in their win against #23 UCLA.  Both of them came off the bench.  Dominic Artis is a great point guard, and Arsalan Kazemi can rebound as well as anyone in the country.  Oregon has all the pieces of the puzzle, they just need to put them all together. 2. NC State NC State is certainly talented.  They just need to push the tempo a little more.  Hopefully coach Mark Gottfried  won't get fried again like he did in their loss to Miami (see what I did there!).  Gottfried should push the tempo more with his team.  He sh...

Before I get into my post, I want to show you my new favorite video, the highlights of last year's basketball season.  I thought it was very well done, and wanted to share. Conference Tournament Championship Games and Winners (Only 7 Conferences) Big 10 Final: Indiana vs. Iowa Winner: Indiana MVP: Victor Oladipo, Indiana Many of you may be surprised at this final.  Of course, not that Indiana is in it, but that Iowa is in it.  Iowa needs at least 2 wins desperately, if they are to make it in the NCAA tournament, and this will make them the most motivated team in the Big 10 tournament.  They need win(s) like no other team.  Indiana played very well against Michigan, getting the outright Big 10 title.  They have amazing chemistry and I will be surprised if they do not make the Final Four.  Not that it would be a disappointment, but it would surprise me.  IU has Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, who both had double-doubles in their win ...

Top 10 College Basketball Teams 10.  Florida I know this may seem low, but Florida played a lot worse than the score seemed on Saturday.  They beat Alabama 64-52, but they could have easily lost at home.  Florida has 3 supposedly great guards, and I will say one is great and another is good, but the 3rd is questionable.  In my opinion, Scottie Wilbekin is the best of the 3: Wilbekin, Kenny Boynton, and Mike Rosario.  Wilbekin is a great passer, averaging 5.4 assists per game, and Boynton and Rosario only average 2.2 and 3.1, respectively.  You would think that playing so many minutes and handling the ball so much that he would average many more turnover, but he only averages 0.3 more than Rosario and 0.6 more than Boynton.  The biggest reason I think that Boynton is an only average player is his shooting percentage.  He shoots below 40% from the field! I think Billy Donovan does a great job coaching, although he does not look good in a suit, ye...