Here it is... my Bracket with Kansas beating Michigan State for the National Championship...
I'd love to put Morgan's Wichita State Shockers through to the Championship Game against Kansas, I could "only" get them to the Final Four! Is there a State of Kansas bias here? Must be a Pancake Day hangover! :-)Unfortunately for the Shockers, they're in the toughest region this year. Finishing #18 in the rankings (sweet!), they drew a 5-seed and somehow got matched against 12-seed VCU. I want to file a lawsuit against the selection committed for prejudice against small schools. Wichita State and VCU have been two of the more successful "mid majors" recently with last years's VCU's Final Four run and Wichita State's NIT Championship last year, and Wichita State's own Sweet 16 run a couple years back. While I can legitimately see Wichita State going to the Sweet 16 this year (and beyond!), it's a toss up in this first round matchup against VCU. Darn you tournament selection committee!!
Besides the Wichita State-VCU game, another pairing I'm upset about is Vanderbilt-Harvard. Don't get me wrong, they're both going to be great games, but I'd prefer to see all four of these schools in the next round as well. As for the Vandy-Harvard game, what does the selection committee have against smart schools. Vanderbilt decided years ago that its intercollegiate athletes would not get scholarships for playing sports at the school, athletes actually have to be academically admitted to the university... not "back door" to entrance requirements. Has it hurt Vandy? How 'bout Vandy's huge win over #1 Kentucky in the conference championship this past weekend!
Rooting for the WSU-VCU winner and the Vandy-Harvard winner regardless of the outcome... but regardless... Go SHOX!! (and KU's going to win it all...)
1 comment:
So I can't begin to compete with your knowledge or oration however I do have a great way of choosing winners. I have Marquette going all the way baby.
Post a Comment