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Your surprise team that makes Final 4?

Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:32 pm
Posted by CapperVin
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:32 pm
Florida St. If they get out the 1st rd. look out
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:36 pm to
Someone random will come out of the Midwest I think
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:37 pm to
Gotta take FGCU ML

But yeah, I do think FSU has potential to make a run. So does Notre Dame. So does Butler. So does MTSU. So does Michigan. So does SMU.

It's March, baby. Anyone's got a shot.
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:38 pm to
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Someone random will come out of the Midwest I think

Agreed. Maybe Michigan.

Only thing keeping me from picking Michigan to go deep is that Oklahoma State isn't a cakewalk in the very first game
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:39 pm to
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Florida St.


won't get past Florida Gulf Coast
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
63295 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:41 pm to
Feel the same way about Iowa State
Posted by Col Reb is my mascot
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:41 pm to
Michigan and Oklahoma state both have potential. It's a shame they face each other so early
Posted by deathvalleyjunkie
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:41 pm to
Wichita State
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
19968 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:46 pm to
Miami

Not picking them to go that far, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. They are well coached and can beat anyone when they're playing right.
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:48 pm to
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Someone random will come out of the Midwest I think

Agreed. Maybe Michigan.


Not sure that UL is a good match up for them, especially if they aren't shooting well. Pitino's Louisville teams generally have generally done quite well early in the tournament; it's a tough style to prep for - especially on only a day's rest - if you don't play against it regularly and don't see it much during the year or season after season. I could see them getting killed down low.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:49 pm to
SMU and Wichita are better than their seeds. Both of their leagues apparently dragged them down. Either one could make a run IMO.
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:49 pm to
Rhode Island could make the Final Four for all we know. That bracket will be random I think.

Michigan/Rhode Island Sweet 16 wouldn't surprise me.

I don't trust Louisville with all of their scoring droughts.
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:49 pm to
Rhode Island
Posted by TigerStripes06
SWLA
Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:53 pm to
I know this isn't in the spirit of the thread, but I would be amazed if Gonzaga made the final 4.
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8619 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:54 pm to
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Rhode Island could make the Final Four for all we know. That bracket will be random I think.

Michigan/Rhode Island Sweet 16 wouldn't surprise me.

I don't trust Louisville with all of their scoring droughts.



I am a bit hot or cold on them, but they had the exact same problems (streaky scoring, some issues with FT shooting, etc.) heading into their last four tournament appearance as well. The result?

Final Four
National title
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight

Their defensive style is just janky as hell. They're physical and long, and if they're shooting well, they'll blow everyone in that bracket away except Kansas.

There will be a lot of Louisville fans in Indianapolis, too - they've been expecting that pod for weeks.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 5:55 pm
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:56 pm to
Good point. They do well in tournament play.
Posted by gobuxgo5
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:57 pm to
Any big ten team would surprise people
Posted by Sellecks Moustache
NC
Member since Jun 2014
5994 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:07 pm to
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Florida Gulf Coast

Meme Team
Posted by Bags of Milk
The Sunny Beaches of Canada
Member since Feb 2013
3388 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:09 pm to
SMU
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36737 posts
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:11 pm to
smu and purdue are two teams i really like. not sure on how "surprising" they would be, though.
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