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March Madness Incoming

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2019 March Madness

One of the best times of the year for a sport fan. March Madness. With Selection Sunday coming up this weekend, I really hope Syracuse gets in. Most people have them projected as around a 9 seed, and a win tonight against Pitt will improve their case. If they do beat Pitt they have Duke (with Zion) on Thursday. Syracuse did just fall to Clemson on the road which was pretty upsetting but their resume is good enough to secure them a spot in the Tournament. As for the other teams, Saint Mary’s just won the WCC in a win over Gonzaga, which means Gonzaga will be in as an at-large team now, kicking out what will probably be a middle of the pack Power 5 team on the bubble. As for the rest of the ACC, in my opinion 7 teams will be in the dance. Those teams being UVA, Duke, UNC, FSU, VT, SU, and either NC State or Clemson, depending on how their game goes today. From what I have saw, Clemson is a very solid team and I see them making the tournament and making a run with their experience. (EDIT: I was wrong) Most would say UVA has the greatest chance to win the whole thing, but others contradict that point by saying UVA isn’t a good tournament team. In my opinion, whoever wins the ACC tournament will win it all as well. Other non-ACC threats that I can think of are Gonzaga, Kentucky, and Tennessee. I see Kentucky as a bigger threat than some people think, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they make a solid run as they have really figured it out since the start of the season. Another team a lot of people are excited to see is OVC Champion Murray State, with electric guard Ja Morant leading the team. All in all, I can’t wait for the tournament and I think it will be super exciting to watch.

ACC Predictions

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If you read my last blog post you know that Conference play is starting and I want to put out my predictions for the ACC and how the teams stack up.

  1. Duke – Their team is undoubtedly loaded with talent, put this spot is all but locked up with all the other more experienced teams in the ACC
  2. UVA – One of the three undefeated teams left in the nation, this team and it’s players are proven to succeed and I predict that won’t change too much. I lot of experience on this team as well.
  3. VT – This team has been a big surprise this season and their experience could easily lead to a deep tournament run. They aren’t getting enough credit and their coach is doing a great job.
  4. Syracuse – This pick comes with a lot of bias, as many people would argue they aren’t better than half the ACC after a rough start. I disagree because Boeheim just won’t let that happen with all this talent.
  5. UNC – I know this is undeniably low but I just don’t think the Tar Heels are as good as people think, but they are still very solid. They seem to win big games because of a good coach and experience, but they won’t be a top 3 team in the stacked ACC in my opinion.
  6. FSU – This team is off to a great start with their only loss in a close game to Villanova. This team has a lot of depth and length to make a run.
  7. NC State – This team has had one of the easiest schedules is the country but I still think they could do some damage due to their upperclassmen leading the way.
  8. Clemson – Although their roster is thin, I can see them winning some big games with a very good big man in Elijah Thomas and a good guard in Reed.
  9. Louisville – Some people see this team as a dark horse in the ACC. They are a alright 9-4 but are a good team because their loses have come all to top 25 teams, so this team might do some damage but I don’t really see it happening deep in the tournament.
  10. Notre Dame – Syracuse just handled them at their place but they are still a pretty good team even though they lost most valuable starters from last year.
  11. Miami – Miami just isn’t as good as they used to be due to some bad recruiting years and will be a very mediocre team in the ACC with a very thin roster.
  12. Boston College – This team has been pretty mediocre as well over the past few years but their star player Ky Bowman always make them fun to watch and keeps them in games. I don’t see them falling too far down in the ACC
  13. Pitt – This team doesn’t have any real good wins yet this season and they do have a solid freshman in Xavier Johnson and they do have a bright future ahead
  14. Georgia Tech – They haven’t beat any good teams yet this year and lost their best player to the NBA last year so with barely over a .500 record in non-conference play, I don’t see this team exceeding expectations.
  15. Wake Forest – This just is not a very good team as they are very young and might struggle to win a conference game.

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