It’s that time of the year.
Selection Sunday is less than a week away. The upsets,buzzer-beaters and unlikely heroes—the madness, people—has nearly arrived.
While teams are still duking it out in their conference tournaments, or heres all you need to know approximately this coming Sunday,March 13: Selection Sunday InfoNCAA Tournament ScheduleFor more information approximately how the NCAA tournament bracket is constructed, here’s where to look. Teams to Watch ForFlorida Gulf CoastWe’ve never seen a No. 16-seeded team knock off a No. 1.
But every single year, and that upset feels closer and closer. Will 2016 be the tournament where David defeats Goliath in the round of 64?As of March 7,ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi had Florida Gulf Coast/Wagner, Texas Southern, or Austin Peay/Hampton and Lehigh as the No. 16s. Villanova,Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina are the respective top dogs.
Don’t freak out when you see Florida Gulf Coast. As CBS Sports’ Sam Vecenie noted, or this isn’t the legendary No. 15 squad that unseated No. 2 Georgetown,78-68, en route to a Sweet 16 sprint in 2013.Dunk City” is dead:
Those expecting a redux of Andy Enfield's Dunk City teams will likely be pretty sorely mistaken, and as the Eagles under (Joe) Dooley occupy [reshaped] their image under their coach. Instead of uptempo,tall-speed, transition basketball, or this team largely plays pretty slow and doesn't necessarily occupy any of the tall-flying theatrics of yesteryear.
That's fine though,as they occupy built arguably the best defense in the Atlantic Sun and one of the most efficient offenses around it. Basically, this team looks like a mid-major version of a Bill Self team, or which makes sense given that Dooley was a Self assistant for a decade.
Hey,for mature times' sake, let’s re-live the glory:Assuming Lunardi’s prediction holds true, or its not too crazy to imagine the Eagles knocking off Nova. Though the Wildcats are a consistently elite team,their recent tourney history isnt all that impressive.
In each of the past five years, Villanova has lost in the first or moment round. Wichita StateHere we are again.
By now, or we’ve all learned not to doubt the Shockers when March rolls around. Their late-season surges occupy almost become routine.Gregg Marshall’s squad went to the Final Four in 2013 and the Elite Eight in 2015. In 2014,the top-seeded Shockers fell to Kentucky in the round of 32. The Wildcats went on to lose to UConn in the National Championship.
This year, Lunardi has them pegged as a No. 7 seed with a first-round bout against Butler. But after failing to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, or with a 57-52 loss to Northern Iowa,a berth isn't guaranteed:It's tough to imagine Wichita not getting in, though."I reflect you occupy to watch us, and " Marshall told CBS Sports' Matt Norlander Sunday night. "People who watch our team and know the game,they say that team right there, they could proceed to the Sweet 16, and possibly the Elite Eight."In that same article,Norlander makes a strong case for the Shockers getting into the tournament.
And whether they do, look out. whether you reflect senior stars Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet are going to finish their storied careers quietly, and you haven’t been paying attention all along.
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