jalbre6
03-13-2005, 08:26 PM
Real tough matchup with (9) Nevada and then a probable date with big bad (1) Illinois. By the way that the NCAA seeds teams, Texas was the weakest #8, behind Stanford, Pacific, and Minnesota.
OU got a decent draw. Niagara, then the UTEP/Utah winner, then a likely game versus UK.
Okie State has a tough draw for a #2. I'm sure SE Luisiana won't be a problem, but Saint Mary's can really gun in from the outside, SIU is a legit mid-major power, Utah State beat 8th seeded Pacific, suddenly hot LSU, and last years cinderella UAB team along with perennial power Arizona all in their bracket.
If Tech doesn't lose to UCLA in the first round, Gonzaga will hand them their lunch.
Iowa State has the same problem that UT does. They have to get past a stud Minnesota team to get a chance at UNC. Ouch.
I guess I like KU's draw more than anyone elses. After a probable bitch slap of Bucknell, they play the NIU-Wisconsin winner, and then a shot at 7-loss UConn, provided the Huskies get past Charlotte or a lately impressive NC State team.
The Albuquerque bracket looks the least imposing, and the Chicago one seems the most.
I'll take for the sake of this thread Illinois, Kansas, Syracuse and Wake in the final four.
OU got a decent draw. Niagara, then the UTEP/Utah winner, then a likely game versus UK.
Okie State has a tough draw for a #2. I'm sure SE Luisiana won't be a problem, but Saint Mary's can really gun in from the outside, SIU is a legit mid-major power, Utah State beat 8th seeded Pacific, suddenly hot LSU, and last years cinderella UAB team along with perennial power Arizona all in their bracket.
If Tech doesn't lose to UCLA in the first round, Gonzaga will hand them their lunch.
Iowa State has the same problem that UT does. They have to get past a stud Minnesota team to get a chance at UNC. Ouch.
I guess I like KU's draw more than anyone elses. After a probable bitch slap of Bucknell, they play the NIU-Wisconsin winner, and then a shot at 7-loss UConn, provided the Huskies get past Charlotte or a lately impressive NC State team.
The Albuquerque bracket looks the least imposing, and the Chicago one seems the most.
I'll take for the sake of this thread Illinois, Kansas, Syracuse and Wake in the final four.