FOX Sports' John Fanta reveals the most favorable draw, best first-round matchup, must-see players, upset and Cinderella candidates and predictions for the East Region.
Welcome to the East Region breakdown, or as I will term it, The Region of Nightmares. Why? Because you've got the reigning national champion UConn Huskies, who are 37-3 in the program's last 40 games. Add in the conference tournament champion from the best league in America, the Big 12, with an Iowa State team that defines toughness, has a dynamic freshman in Milan Momcilovic and a veteran backcourt.
It's just the fourth time in program history that they're in the NCAA Tournament, with a top-30 KenPom defense and four players averaging in double-figures with Isaac Jones and Myles Rice leading the way. But here's the issue: they're a 7-seed playing a de facto road game against Drake in Omaha in the first round.
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