Who are some of your tourney picks for sleepers, cinderellas, those primed to be upset

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Who are some of your tourney picks for sleepers, cinderellas, those primed to be upset

Hopefully this has not been made into a topic yet but I was wondering who you all had as some of your sleeper picks, a double digit seed who could make a run, or a high seed destined for an upset.  That is if you don't mind sharing some of your knowledge with others.

 

I have Minnesota reaching the Sweet 16 because I think that UCLA/Pac 12 is overrated and Florida is a team so many people are in love with.  I have Wisconsin reaching the Elite 8 since I think Gonzaga is garbage and Belmont over Zona' including others.

 

Where does everyone have Michigan, I want to pick them over Kansas so bad but I promised myself after the Indiana game that I would pick with my head and not my heart with this team after their inconsistent play of late.

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:12 PM | I, as many others I'm sure, (Score:2)
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I, as many others I'm sure, like the Ducks.

 

to go 1-1, but still.

 

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:17 PM | Pitt will be in the Final (Score:1)
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Pitt will be in the Final Four.

March 19th, 2013 at 6:21 PM | Wichita State will handle (Score:2)
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Wichita State will handle them in the first round....

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:26 PM | That ain't no guess.  That's (Score:2 Normal)
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That ain't no guess.  That's what it's gonna be.

March 19th, 2013 at 7:16 PM | Whatever you say, Vicki. (Score:4 Normal)
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Whatever you say, Vicki.

March 20th, 2013 at 11:19 AM | PITT (Score:1)
Suavdaddy
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is simply horrific.  I like the shockers here.  I watched PITT two or three times this year - so sloppy.  They can't be trusted one bit.

March 19th, 2013 at 6:17 PM | St Louis (Score:3 Normal)
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I really like St. Louis.  I think they have a shot at taking down UL.  I also like the Minnesota pick and the Ducks.  I think the PAC10 in general is under-seeded.  

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:18 PM | Tip of the day: (Score:3 Normal)
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You didn't hear it from me, but Western Kentucky to the final 4 is a sure thing. I suggest you update your bracket immediately.

March 20th, 2013 at 10:52 AM | My wife has the Hilltopers (Score:1)
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My wife has the Hilltopers making a good run, because of this guy.

 

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:20 PM | I have Memphis and UCLA (Score:3 Normal)
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I have Memphis and UCLA losing and Iowa State over Notre Dame.

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:21 PM | Memphis will be making the (Score:1)
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Memphis will be making the Sweet 16.

March 19th, 2013 at 6:28 PM | With their victory over Valpo (Score:5 Normal)
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With their victory over Valpo

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March 19th, 2013 at 9:56 PM | i would say PREACH ON (Score:2)
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but valpo's going to make the elite 8.

a nice sentiment at heart tho :)

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:28 PM | Mich beats IU and Duke in the (Score:3 Normal)
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Mich beats IU and Duke in the FF to win it all!

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:28 PM | Ole Miss! (Score:2)
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I like Ole Miss beating Wisconsin.  I was impressed by them after their win over Florida in the SEC tourney.  Also wins by Oregon, Cal, Minnesota, Colorado and Cincinnati as far as lower seeds winning.

March 19th, 2013 at 7:25 PM | Be careful jumping in the (Score:3 Normal)
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Be careful jumping in the PAC12 bandwagon. There is a reason they were all under seeded. It's because their conference is crap. Really, really bad.



I wouldn't have picked Oregon or Cal in an 8/9 matchup so I'm certainly not picking them to beat a 5!

Those Who Stay...

March 19th, 2013 at 7:54 PM | Disagree on Oregon (Score:1)
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Oregon is legitimately good. I'm no expert, but I did watch ~800 hours of Pac10 basketball this season, and the team they're fielding now looks about as good as the team that was ranked #10 in the country in January. Most of that ranking was built on crushing the softest non-conference schedule in the tourney, but they still have quality wins against Arizona, UNLV, and UCLA (x2). I feel like they're a Sweet 16 team.

Feel free to throw your life savings in against Cal though. The UNLV team they're playing now is leagues better than the one that beat them on a buzzer beater in December. Also, we just lost consecutive games to Stanford and Utah. Not exactly coming in hot..

March 19th, 2013 at 10:10 PM | Oregon wins (Score:2 Normal)
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by 10 in the first game.  Bank on it.

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:28 PM | Valparaiso. Other than them (Score:2 Normal)
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Valparaiso.

Other than them playing Sparty, I just like the name.  

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March 19th, 2013 at 7:45 PM | In 8th grade I played in a (Score:2)
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In 8th grade I played in a national basketball tournament at Valpo(lost to then 6'8 Cole Aldrich), since then I have followed their basketball team and will always root for them.

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March 19th, 2013 at 9:58 PM | ok, you both get the (Score:2)
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PREACH ON!

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:31 PM | New Mexico (Score:1)
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as a elite 8 team.  Gonzaga to get upset by Pitt. 

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March 19th, 2013 at 6:32 PM | I like Creighton to go pretty far (Score:3 Normal)
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I have no basis for this

March 19th, 2013 at 7:19 PM | If it helps, several computer (Score:2)
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If it helps, several computer models think very highly of them.

March 19th, 2013 at 6:48 PM | New Mexico in the Final Four (Score:2)
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New Mexico in the Final Four

HEY! You there!

March 19th, 2013 at 6:51 PM | South Dakota State will make (Score:-1 Trolling)
March 19th, 2013 at 6:53 PM | I actually have ND to the FF, (Score:2)
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I actually have ND to the FF, sacrilege I know.

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March 19th, 2013 at 7:31 PM | When was the last time that (Score:2)
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When was the last time that they made the Sweet 16?

Also, when was the last time that a 7-seed or higher from a major conference made the final 4? I mean, you'll get your Butlers here and there, but they are always mid-majors that are underrated because they are mid-majors.

March 19th, 2013 at 7:08 PM | All the 16 seeds will be in (Score:2 Normal)
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All the 16 seeds will be in the final four.

 

 

 

 

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March 19th, 2013 at 7:09 PM | I haven't seen them mentioned (Score:1)
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I haven't seen them mentioned yet, I have bucknell through to the sweet 16 beating butler and marquette.  ...and I have Michigan beating KU, Florida, IU, and Duke. 

March 19th, 2013 at 7:10 PM | Not an upset, but K-State (Score:2 Normal)
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Not an upset, but K-State takes out Wisconsin in the 3rd round.  I think NC St. could take down Indiana.

March 19th, 2013 at 9:20 PM | As much as I wish I could get (Score:2)
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As much as I wish I could get behind this, if you think Michigan had problems on defense, you should see NC State's "defense".  Can't imagine the country's number one offense having problems with that.

Hail. 

March 19th, 2013 at 7:26 PM | Did A Simulated Run... (Score:2)
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Someone sent me a spreadsheet that will do simulated runs of the tournament - the last one I ran took Kansas State to the Final Four, Marquette in the Elight Eight after beating Miami, and Michigan State beating Duke. It postulated a Gerogetown / Louisville championship game as well, which concurs with no bracket I submitted to a pool, not even my Doom Bracket, which quite rightly has Middle Tennessee and James Madison in Atlanta on the 8th of April. 

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March 19th, 2013 at 9:59 PM | I feel like you eat, drink, (Score:3 Normal)
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I feel like you eat, drink, and sleep spreadsheets.

Maybe even poop them, too.

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March 19th, 2013 at 7:36 PM | Well, my coin flip bracket (Score:2)
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Well, my coin flip bracket (requiring more consecutive like flips for larger seeding differences) has Kansas losing to W. Kentucky, and a final four of VCU, Butler, Duke and Ohio State, with Butler winning.  Also, Missouri beating Louisville, Syracuse over Indy, and no 12 or 13 seeds winning.  I suggest you all edit your brackets asap.

March 19th, 2013 at 10:42 PM | My coin flip bracket yielded (Score:1)
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My coin flip bracket yielded a Final Four of Iona, Colorado, Akron, and Missouri. Iona defeated Colorado in the championship by a total of 94-83 via a random number generator. I'm heading to Vegas with these picks...

March 19th, 2013 at 7:42 PM | Unfortunately I have the (Score:-1 Flamebait)
March 19th, 2013 at 7:53 PM | Minnesota. (Score:1)
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I think Minnesota has a real shot to make it to the Elite 8.

I believe Wisconsin would play Gonzaga, but if they win that game I think they're in the Elite 8 as well.

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March 19th, 2013 at 7:57 PM | I have Cal beating UNLV (the (Score:1 Normal)
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I have Cal beating UNLV (the game is in San Jose) and Davidson over Marquette. I also have Butler in the Elite 8 for no reason that I can rationally explain (I wanted to pick Bucknell in an upset prior to seeing their draw). Sadly, I also thought VCU would go far before Sunday and I think they could go through to the Elite 8 as well.

I don't see the Oregon upset like other people do. OSU is a really solid team. Oregon may be more of an 8/9 seed, but OSU earned that 5 and should still be favored. 

Definitely like Belmont. And I also have the winner of MTSU/SMC beating Memphis. I think Memphis is awful.

I'd like to pick NC St or Pitt to win two games, but they are so inconsistent. Either one of them could pull it off, though.

March 19th, 2013 at 10:03 PM | Yeah, I think Memphis is (Score:1 Normal)
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Yeah, I think Memphis is awful too.  I can't believe they lost (ONE!!!) of their last 25 games.  

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler

March 19th, 2013 at 8:10 PM | Minnesota is so weak. I have (Score:1)
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Minnesota is so weak. I have them going down early and Kansas state taking out Wisconsin. I have Ohio and Michigan in the final four and Syracuse taking out indiana. I have a feeling we make a run.

All in for some manball.

March 19th, 2013 at 8:12 PM | Nice, I also have Minnesota (Score:2)
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Nice, I also have Minnesota in the Sweet 16.  Bucknell over Butler, Belmont over Zona.  

Second round upsets: Creighton over Duke, Pitt over Gonzaga, Illinois over the U, Nova over Kansas. 

March 19th, 2013 at 9:13 PM | I'm surprised no one has (Score:2)
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned UNC at all.  They enter the tournament playing some pretty good ball.  Winners of 8 of their past 10 games.  I can see them in a Sweet 16 matchup.

I don't know how to feel about Minnesota.  They're more bipolar than Michigan. They have all of the pieces in place, but you never know if you are going to get the version of their team that lost to Northwestern and Nebraska, or the version that beat Michigan State and Indiana.  I can see them getting blown out in the first round against UCLA, or reaching the Elite 8 after big wins over Florida and Georgetown.  Eh.

 

Hail. 

March 19th, 2013 at 10:04 PM | I have UNC in the sweet 16 (Score:2)
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I have UNC in the sweet 16 too.

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March 19th, 2013 at 10:33 PM | As do I. (Score:2)
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As do I.

March 19th, 2013 at 9:55 PM | Akron over VCU (Score:1)
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And then in a nail-biter with Michigan. Michigan wins when Burke us fouled with seconds left.

March 19th, 2013 at 10:25 PM | I almost picked Akron too. (Score:1)
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I almost picked Akron too. They are a pretty good team but their starting point guard Is suspended.

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March 19th, 2013 at 10:23 PM | I have New Mexico in the (Score:1)
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I have New Mexico in the final four and Pitt upsetting the zags in the second round

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March 19th, 2013 at 11:03 PM | St Louis, Wisky and Florida will all go further than (Score:1)
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their seed indicates. St Louis in another region could be a final 4 team but the Midwest is too tough.

My finals four  is Duke, OSU, Fla, Miami with a healthy and rested Duke beating Florida in the finals.

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March 20th, 2013 at 7:14 AM | Davidson (Score:1)
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Over Marquette. This was my WSJ upset, so I'm going with it.

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