Which double-digit seeds have a chance to pull a 1st-round NCAA tournament upset?
Mississippi State doesn’t exactly enter the tournament with a ton of momentum. After winning 12 of its first 13 games – including wins over Clemson and Cincinnati – the Bulldogs slid to the middle of the pack in a challenging SEC. This is Mississippi State’s first tournament appearance in a decade, and it comes against a Liberty squad that grinds games to a slow pace and shoots a high percentage from the floor .
St. Mary's Jordan Ford, center, and teammates celebrate after defeating Gonzaga 60-47 for the West Coast Conference tournament title. Iowa State dropped its last three games of the regular season, but it reversed face by sweeping through the Big 12 tournament, including a 78-66 win over Kansas in the tournament final. The Cyclones went 6-3 against ranked opponents this season, including wins in four of the last five such opportunities.
gives Belmont a 39% chance of pulling the upset should the Bruins advance out of the First Four, and it says the Bruins would have even better odds in the second round against the LSU-Yale winner.Arizona State is a 1-point favorite to advance into the full bracket, where it would meet a fellow run-and-gun offense. It could be a high-scoring affair, since Buffalo ranks fifth nationally in scoring at 85 ppg and Arizona State is 58th at 77.7.
Wofford guard Fletcher Magee has hit 151 3-pointers and is averaging 20.5 ppg entering a first-round matchup against Seton Hall in the NCAA tournament. Wofford will be a popular Cinderella choice thanks to its ability to shoot the 3 , put points on the board and take care of the basketball . The Terriers cracked the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time ever earlier this season. Fletcher Magee has hit 151 3-pointers by himself and leads the Terriers with 20.5 ppg.
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