1. Florida – A roster with plenty of great guards, solid size, and depth is riding into the NCAA Tournament with all of the momentum after winning the SEC Tournament.
2. Texas Tech – JT Toppin has the chance to carry this squad all the way to the national championship.
3. Maryland – How much different would we look at this Maryland team if they hadn’t had 4 buzzer beaters hit against them?
4. St Johns – Rick Pitino has built a squad of DAWGS but they’re going to have to generate some offense if they want to have a long run.
5. Missouri – Need to have a healthy Mark Mitchell if they want to make it out of the first weekend.
6. Kansas – This is (finally) Hunter Dickinson’s last ride.
7. Drake – DJ Khaled wrote a song about this team. All they do is win.
8. UConn – I’m not betting against Danny Hurley in a first round game in March.
9. Arkansas – Potentially having Boogie Fland back in the rotation could provide a major boost
10. Memphis – Potentially having Tyrese Hunter out with injury could be a major problem.
11. Colorado State – one of the hottest teams in the nation entering the NCAA Tournament.
12. Oklahoma – I have a hard time backing a team that is this bad at rebounding.
13. Grand Canyon – Returned their two best players from last year’s team that beat St Marys in the round of 64 in Tyon Grant-Foster and JaKobe Coles
14. UNC Wilmington – Takayo Siddle is a name to remember for potential mid and high-major coaching openings.
15. Omaha – Peyton Manning’s favorite school is very one-sided as a top-100 offense and sub-250 defense.
16. Norfolk State – I’m so sorry you have to play Florida.