As the men's NCAA college basketball tournament draws near, we've compiled the best advice from ESPN's analysts to help you fill out your bracket.
How far can Tom Izzo take this year's edition of the Michigan State Spartans? We've got the answer to that question and more in our NCAA tournament cheat sheet.
It's fewer than 24 hours until the NCAA men's college basketball tournament tips off and March Madness begins in earnest, with the first game scheduled for 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.
You're almost ready to put it all together. Before you do, here's some quick trends you need to make sure you pay attention to.Eliminate at least one No. 2 seed prior to the Sweet 16Advance at least one team seeded 5 or lower to the Elite EightAdvance no more than two teams from the same conference to the Final FourUpset Alert! How 11-seeds have become the new 12s
It may still be wise to take a 12-seed if you like the matchup, but Keith Lipscomb broke down the data to find out that:"After failing to win a first-round game just three times in 30 years, No. 12 seeds have been shut out in three of the past eight tourneys."Only the 1 through 4 seeds have more Sweet 16, Elite Eight or Final Four appearances than No. 11s in the 68-team era .
Yes, really. Five times in this span of 12 tournaments, multiple 11-seeds advanced to the Sweet 16, something that hadn't been done since 1985 prior to that.
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