Great Eight

Last night the final eight teams in the NCAA were determined. In the final eight are all four number one seeds, two number two seeds and two number three seeds. This is very unusual for the tournament. The weirdest thing about the round of sixteen to me was the amount of blowouts.

All of the number one seeds, except Pitt have been winning convincingly. Pitt has struggled in every game so far, but has kept finding a way to win. That makes me nervous for them. Starting now, they are going to be playing opponents that can close out tight games. I'm not sure they've faced that yet. on the other side, Louisville looked very impressive with it's press. I think if anyone is going to beat them, it will be a team that plays at least 8, but probably 10, guys, all of whom can pass that ball. I didn't see that from Michigan State, so it'll be interesting to see that game play out and if MSU can survive their turnovers. Moving down, UConn has been hard to play with. They have an inside presence like no other, but I think they can be beat if you match up well with the rest of the team. I personally don't like their coach, so I would love to see Mizzou win, but we'll see. And then there's UNC. I think Hansborough- Griffin will be a great match up, but I think Lawson will be too much for Oklahoma to handle.

When you have nothing but high seeds like this, I don't think there can be anymore upsets. I just hope, for college basketball sake, the games stop being blowouts and are good, solid games to watch. So who's my adjusted Final Four? I'll go with Louisville, Mizzou, Villanova and UNC. See you Monday!

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