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March Madness is right around the corner and things are heating up. People are rapidly filling out their brackets and setting up watch parties to watch their favorite teams win it all. But we are here to share our predictions about the madness. Whether you think our predictions are garbage or praiseworthy, we are the Masters of March Madness and our picks are objectively right. Start reading it's going to take you a while.
Marshall Laskowski: Tennessee will win the tournament this year. They have one of the best players, if not the best, in Dalton Knecht. Knecht will be a ton of fun to watch. He averages 21.1 points and shoots 46% from the field. He hasn’t been able play on this big of a stage yet, so I am super excited to see him put on a show. They also have Zakai Zeigler who averages 11.9 points per game and leads the team in both assists and steals. Their leading rebounder is Jonas Aidoo who has 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. I believe that their region is one of the easier ones and if they can get past Purdue, they can win it all.
Runner Up: North Carolina
Quinn Cunningham: Iowa State will have the best chance to win March Madness this year. First off, Iowa State absolutely destroyed Houston 69-41 in the Big 12 tournament final. Houston is a one seed in the tournament. Iowa State has defeated several teams in the brackets of the NCAA tournament this year. They have a dominant offense and a good defense. They have a chance for an upset if they meet with UConn.
Runner Up: Tennessee
Grant Potoczny: The team that I believe to have the best chance is UConn. Last year UConn had an impressive run beating every team that they played by at least 13 points. UConn is going into this March Madness in a better position than last year. They are a 1 seed and on ESPN, 24.2 percent of people who have picked a bracket have UConn winning it all. UConn is a super strong team who has an incredible chance of winning.
Runner Up: Houston
Andrew Zajac: The team that I believe to have the best chance is New Mexico. You might think that I am insane, but just listen to me for a second. They won one the tournament of one of the best basketball conferences: the Mountain West. And they beat two separate teams that made March Madness: San Diego State and Colorado State. They made the NIT last year and were close to making the big dance. Even though they have a tough run of games, they earned their spot in the tournament and will surprise the common folk and make a run.
Runner Up: Creighton
The games will be starting tomorrow and the next few days are some of the best days in sports. Our picks are just who we think will win, even though they might not be who the experts picked. We had fun writing this article and can’t wait for the games to begin!
Sources:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/2633
Bonus Material! Grant’s First 64.
East
UConn
Stetson
FAU
Northwestern
San Diego State
UAB
Auburn
Yale
BYU
Duquesne
Illinois
Morehead State
Washington State
Drake
Iowa State
South Dakota State
South
Houston
Longwood
Nebraska
Texas A&M
Wisconsin
James Madison
Duke
Vermont
Texas Tech
NC State
Kentucky
Oakland
Florida
BOIS/COL
Marquette
Western Kentucky
Midwest
Purdue
MTST/ GRAM
Utah State
TCU
Gonzaga
McNeese State
Kansas
Samford
South Carolina
Oregon
Creighton
Akron
Texas
Colorado State
Tennessee
Saint Peter’s
West
North Carolina
Wagner
Mississippi State
Michigan State
Saint Mary’s
Grand Canyon
Alabama
Charleston
Clemson
New Mexico
Baylor
Colgate
Dayton
Nevada
Arizona
Long Beach State