Upsets To Stay Away From

Arizona over Utah - Generally, it's not a great idea to pick the last team to receive an at-large bid and is in the midst of an absolutely horrible stretch, winning one of six. They have three talented scores in Budinger, Hill, and Wise, but nothing else. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if these were the only three guys who played. It would explain quite a bit. Utah is senior laden team that guards really well.

Utah State over Marquette - Without Dominic James at point Marquette has won one of six. But take a look at the losses - UConn by 11, UofL by 4, Pitt by 15, Syracuse by 7 in overtime, and Villanova by one. They aren't the same team as they were in the middle of the season, but they should still be able to take care of business against Utah State. Look for Jerel McNeal to have a big time game. It will be his best opportunity.

Wisconson Buzzcuts over Florida State - The Buzzcuts, as Club Trillion founder Mark Titus refers to them, have not been a typical Bo Ryan team this year. Florida St. seems to be playing their best basketball of the season. Wow, that felt odd saying in March. Florida St. appears to be taking halfway decent shots and the medusa head of Toney Douglas and his comrades is a difficult task for any team to guard.

Minnesota over Texas - Quite possibly the two most antithetical teams in the tournament playing each other in the first round. Expect a Texas romp in this one. Minnesota has had trouble dealing with athletically superior teams all year. Minnesota struggles to find scoring, regardless of the opponent. Texas can only beat itself in this game.