Not a big fan of autobids

Okay, I feel as though it’s only right I talk about these automatic bid matches. I do understand that the teams with weak conferences should be in the tournament because they won out the season, but it’s literally a set up. Don’t get me wrong, there has been teams that crept into the tournament and did well such as Florida Gulf Coast University. No one thought including myself that they would make it far and they proved the country wrong. All I’m saying is, the weaker conferences in my opinion can just brag about making the tournament this year because there is no way any team that made the top 25 is going to take it easy on them. Call it bullying, I call it justice. They are literally selected every year automatically to play knowing their chances of winning is slim to none. Again, I’m just voicing my opinion and that’s all.

Looks Like A Rematch

Look at the current bracket and I see a nice little rematch occurring. Looks like Duke and North Carolina are going to have their epic rematch during the second round, but not for the ACC title. This is one legendary rivalry that seems to make the entire NCAA fan base stop and watch because the game is always a toss up. With Jabari Parker playing his best game almost averaging a double double, who knows how the game will turn out. I’m sure Marcus Paige would have his hands full scoring for the Tar Heels considering the fact that he is their leading scorer. With UNC leading the series 132-104 between the two teams, Duke should come out playing with a chip on their shoulders. Especially with UNC upsetting Duke when they were ranked #5 early in the season.

Early look at the bracket

Who is your favorite team? Are you a hometown kid? Like being the devil’s advocate, so you choose the opposite team just because you want to? Well, look at this early preview of the bracket and tell me if you see your team. I know my Bearcats are ranked #4 and I’m hoping that changes soon. Personally, I feel like us moving from the Big East to the American conference was a huge mistake. Say we win the first two rounds (which we should), the Bearcats have a chance of playing the #1 ranked Florida Gators. The past three games have displayed that we have struggles with what is necessary to keep a lead. The Big East in my opinion is now somewhat weak, so we definitely could have won it all. All I can do as a fan is just wait and see how they perform in the tourney.

Power Ranking Update

Just out of curiosity, why is Wichita State still ranked #2 in the power rankings when they are the ONLY team undefeated? Syracuse fell off and apparently Florida became the new #1. Don’t get me wrong, the Florida Gators are a hot topic, but they did lose this season. With my Cincinnati Bearcats losing to UCONN, they fell to #15 and hopefully they will come back down the American tournament and enter the big tournament with a high seed. I’m convinced that this tournament is definitely going to be exciting considering the fact powerhouse teams lost to underrated teams. That being said, don’t make your selections so soon because anything is possible.

Down But Not Out

With Kansas being #8 in the power rankings it seems, like they are in a comfortable position entering the tournament. All except the fact they are missing one of their key big men for size. That’s right, their 7’0 freshman center Joel Embiid is out with a back injury and should make a comback by the Big 12 tournament. He’s missing the final two games of the season, but that should not really hurt the Jayhawks seeding. Curious on what the post play will look like without Embiid considering he averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds per game this season.