Ncaa brackets tips series#
Note that they also split their season series with Texas, should that matchup come to pass in the Elite Eight. But, the Cyclones (seeded sixth in the Midwest Region) may be primed for a run. KenPom and Haslametrics are a bit less impressed, and they have Xavier as a borderline top-15 team. Iowa State ( Final Four odds) rates out top 20 by T-Rank and ShotQuality. Three teams stood out as lower seeds with real shots of deep runs, according to the metrics. Dark Horses To Watch: Iowa State, Creighton, Saint Mary’s If you’re in agreement with the metrics, look for upset picks against these high seeds early. ShotQuality likes Purdue quite a bit (we’ll get to that), but also identifies Kansas a weak No. UConn and Tennessee both rated out quite strongly, each in the top eight of every single system and often the top five.īy contrast, Kansas barely made the top 10 of several systems, with a notably low No. Forecasts largely call for Kansas and Purdue to fall without even making the Elite Eight. 1 seeds, they have largely lower opinions on the other two top seeds. While the metrics have plenty of respect for those two No. Not coincidentally, Houston ( ) and Alabama ( ) are the only two teams with consensus single-digit championship odds in the market. Each has them defeating Alabama in the final, albeit with roughly a one-point difference between the two. Three of the systems peg Houston as the eventual winner. Taking things a step further, the metrics largely concur with the markets on the champ.
Three of the sites like San Diego State to give them a stern test, though, ranking the Aztecs in the top 15 as an under-seeded squad. 2 seed in Arizona, according to the metrics - none of the systems ranked the Wildcats in the top eight. They got drawn into a region with a slightly weak No.
Here they are with their Final Four odds.Īlabama was the only consensus Final Four selection. Consensus-ish Final Fourįour teams emerge as clear Final Four favorites, selected by at least three of the analytics sites. Let’s run through a few major themes we’re seeing in these metric-based bracket picks. Comparing And Contrasting The Major College Basketball Metrics
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