LBC in the house!
We're going to break the NCAA Tournament Region by Region. We're going to break it into small, digestible pieces for y'all too. Ain't I nice???? We're going to move on into the West and help YOU pick by providing you with insight reminding you that you will lose to some girl who picked by color and mascot!!!!
(1) Michigan State Spartans (27-7, 13-5 Big Ten)
vs. (16) LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds (25-8, 16-2 NEC)
If you haven't figured it out yet, the one seeds are moving through. I'm not going to waste your time, because no one actually cares about Sparty.
PICK: (1) Michigan State
(8) Memphis Tigers (26-8, 13-3 Conference USA)
vs. (9) St. Louis Billikens (25-7, 12-4)
If you're a regular, you know I'm really high on SLU. I don't like this matchup for them. Memphis is a very athletic team, and if the Billikens hope to win this game, they're going to have to play stout defense and not turn the ball over. These teams are both better than their seeding suggests, and will have a great shot at Michigan State in the 2nd Round.
PICK: (8) Memphis
(5) New Mexico Lobos (27-6, 10-4 MWC)
vs. (12) Long Beach State 49ers (25-8, 15-1 Big West)
If you're looking for this year's VCU, look no further. The Niners are good enough to beat anyone in this tournament, anywhere at anytime. They about got Kansas in Lawrence. That's ridiculous. I'm very high on the Mountain West this year, the top four are all teams that can make a big run and New Mexico hasn't reached their ceiling yet. Tough call to make here, but I like a disrespected LBSU team.
PICK: (12) Long Beach State
(4) Louisville Cardinals (26-9, 10-8 Big East)
vs. (13) Davidson Wildcats (25-7, 16-2 SoCon)
I'm not sure what to think of either of these teams. Davidson can be an epic team. They beat KU in Kansas City, handled their business against Wichita State. If this had been any other match up I'd probably go with them. Louisville has been a bit schizophrenic, but their run in the Big East tournament was ridiculous. They sure won me over. Big East champs tend to fair well here and Silva is a beast.
PICK: (4) Louisville
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