Thursday, March 16, 2017

My 2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket

So, here it is...



Now, before I lose all credibility....Yes, I am a University of Cincinnati alum and season ticket holder. That being said, I am just as shocked as you are that the Bearcats are in my Final Four. There's no way I would have picked them to go that far on my own but, as I said in the previous post, I'm going 100% with the results of my model and these are the results of my model.



Overall, I don't hate it. Crazier things have happened.

What stands out…
  • As of this post my first round picks match the Vegas money lines with the exception of two games (Xavier +120, Northwestern +115)
  • Only 4 first round upsets
  • 6 second round upsets
  • 4 third round upsets
  • No true Cinderella
  • Only one #1 seed in the Final Four (Villanova)
  • Three #1 seeds in the Elite Eight (sorry, UNC)
  • #2 seeds had it rough with just one team (Duke) advancing to the Sweet Sixteen
  • Saint Mary’s beats Gonzaga in the Elite Eight after losing to them three times already this season
  • Michigan stays hot
  • The #1 overall seed in the tournament wins the championship
  • Gonzaga continues to be a post-season pretender
  • SMU and Cincinnati in the Elite Eight would be big for the AAC


Now it's time to watch some basketball and hope my Bearcats prove me right.




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