The NCAA men’s basketball tournament field is set. Here’s what you need to know.
The 2019 NCAA tournament bracket. By Patrick Stevens and Mike Hume Mike Hume Assignment editor for NFL and NHL coverage. Oversees the Fancy Stats blog as well as esports and gaming coverage. Email Bio Follow March 17 at 9:22 PM It’s finally here. The 2019 NCAA tournament field is set. Below, The Washington Post reviews the bracket and provides some choice tips to help you in your office pools.
Duke secures the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, but the real stories here revolve around Michigan State and Belmont. Michigan State was considered to have a decent chance at landing a No. 1 seed of its own after topping Michigan for the Big Ten tournament title just before the selection special, but instead falls to a No. 2. That the Spartans are sitting on the second line isn’t that surprising, but it’s pretty brutal that they’ll have to go through Duke to reach the Final Four.
Don’t sleep on the Northeastern Huskies, who can light it up from three-point range and have one of the most efficient offenses in the nation. They could upset the depleted Jayhawks in the opening round. [Jerry Brewer: Feeling shaky about Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament? Remember, no program is more solid.]
The argument for Indiana is the six Quadrant 1 victories. The argument for Arizona State is some good neutral-site triumphs and an 11-6 mark against the top two quadrants. The argument against Indiana is the 17-15 record, and the argument against Arizona State is four losses to the bottom two quadrants. … The last team out of the field is St. John’s, which has some commendable victories but does not do well in the NET and several other metrics on the team sheets. Virginia vs.
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