#1 WISCONSIN
A Final 4 team from last year that is led
by Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky who had a target on his back all year to repeat
last years performance and he did so and then some! The Badgers are chalk full
of veteran talent led by the witch doctor himself, Head Coach Bo Ryan
#16 COASTAL CAROLINA
A strength of schedule ranked 305th
in the NCAA of 355 teams!?!?! Wisconsin will jump around all over the
Chanticleers.
#8 OKLAHOMA STATE
They have a great veteran backcourt in the highest-ranking
2011-12 recruit left in the NCAA, LeBryan Nash and solid junior guard, Phil
Forte. The Cowboys were sexy favorites last year with this line-up and other seniors,
led by NBA’er Marcus Smart but they fizzled all season, eventually losing in
the first round. This year, pretty much the same. So the question is, does this
talented group turn it around or get rolled in the first round…again?
#9 OREGON
This is pretty much a brand new team for
the Ducks this year compared to their 2nd round Madness run last
year. Joe Young can flat out score, so in these always tough #8 v. #9 match
ups, the question is do you go with the veteran line up in the Okie State
Cowboys or the streaky new lineup in the Ducks? Flip that coin!
#5 ARKANSAS
Don’t sleep on 6-11 Sophomore forward Bobby
Portis! He’s athletic in the half-court and full court at close to 7-feet tall,
but could use a bit more physical moxy. Jr. Guard Michael Qualls offers some
size at 6-6 and can score. The Razorbacks had some close games this year in a
slightly under-rated SEC conference and by playing Kentucky twice this year,
they have no better measuring stick of what is expected of them to get a long
run in the Madness
#12 WOFFORD
Enter in Mike Myers spoken word song from
“So I Married An Axe Murderer”: Wooooooo-FORD!!!! Wooooo-ho-ho-FORD!!!! They
like to slow play, but like Virginia they are no way!!! They’d like to be
Betty’s Barnie!?!?! Wofford tries to play a possession game by slowing the game
down, but it works for Virginia and not for Wofford. Arkansas’ size and
athleticism should put Wofford in their Whoa-place
#4 NORTH CAROLINA
Rant time! Listen here folks, UNC has 6,
count ‘em 6 McDonald All-Americans on their squad, and with 3 other Top 100
recruits! They get the talent that Kentucky gets in every year, and this
warrants a Top 15-20 ranking all year!?!?! Head Coach, Roy Williams has done
zero to develop this exceptional talent for about 5 recruiting classes now.
They are soft and very undisciplined on defense. They will get great runs, but
this is based purely on their talent alone! Join the Insanity Report Staff in
on the #FireRoy campaign! Thank you Roy for 2 NCAA titles, and you served Dean Smith
amicably, but you’re time is up! It’s time to head to pasture. Shaka Smart,
yeah you, you know of any good real estate agents in Chapel Hill?? Bring VCU’s
Pep Band with you please
#13 HARVARD
Head Coach Tommy Amaker has done a great job
in attracting Top 100 talent to Harvard for no scholarship dough! He’s a former
Duke assistant who knows as much about UNC as Roy Williams DOESN’T know about
the Tar Heel class schedule! Harvard somewhat disappointed some in the Ivy
League this year taking the league championship to a one game playoff vs. Yale,
but Harvard’s veteran guard play can kill! Senior, Wesley Saunders leads a
group of disciplined players vs. an undisciplined Tar Heel squad. Just sayin…
#6 XAVIER
Don’t know much about this personnel but
scoreboard watching all year in the hellish Big East have shown Xavier in many
tight games coming out on top in some and not so well in others. They grind!
#11 OLE MISS
Holy BYU implosion last night! Ole Miss put
it all on the line last night down by 17 points at halftime to rack up 62
friggin’ points vs. BYU to win in a shootout. Don’t expect Xavier to run and
jack shots like BYU did, but don’t expect Ole Miss to roll over either as they
come in battle tested and running on pure octane-ated adrenalin!
#3 BAYLOR
These guys have been battled tested with 17
games vs. tourney teams this year! They have Canadian talent in speedy guard
Kenny Chery!
#14 GEORGIA STATE
Do not sleep on Georgia State! They are
chalk full of big name transfers from big name programs, particularly in
Louisville transfer, Kevin Ware who most remember as the one who suffered the
atrocious lower leg fracture in the tourney 2 years ago. He’s back and he’s
contributing! G-State have 2 big scorers in junior RJ Hunter and Kentucky senior
transfer, Ryan Harrow who both score 19 ppg and 20 ppg respectively. Not to mention USC transfer, Curtis
Washington, the Panthers could surprise many. However, there were rumors of dissent
between Harrow and Hunter this year, so they could also go E! reality show
drama before our very eyes! Ahh the Madness!
#7 VCU
VCU had a great non-conference schedule
this year with wins vs. Northern Iowa , Oregon and Cincinnati and then somewhat
fizzled in their Atlantic-10 conference schedule only to rebound and win the
conference tourney! They have the best Pep Band in the world that Insanity
Report Staffers, The Smacks, Schmitty’s and yours truly, The Commish will have
the pleasure of seeing live and in straight-jackets in the Portland regional!
Shaka, please reconsider and go to North Carolina! Your loyalty to VCU is
admirable but you have a Tar Heel program to rejuvenate!
#10 OHIO STATE
This match up vs. VCU will be one of the
best 1st round games of the tourney. Ohio State is led by heralded
freshmen, D’Angelo Russell who is very very good and entertaining, but if he’s
thought of as the one to lead this team vs. a deep veteran laden VCU, then OSU seniors,
Shannon Scott, Sam Thompson, Trey McDonald and Amire Williams better show up to
the dance!
#2 ARIZONA
10-0 record vs. other tourney teams and
they get a #2 seed with an overall record of 31-3!?!?!? Ouch, that shows what
the tourney committee thinks of the Pac-12 conference! This team is chalk full
of McD All-American recruits and a record to boot. Dare I say under-rated fave?
#15 TEXAS SOUTHERN
Any small conference team that beats the
Izzo and Michigan State this year in non-conference play is doing something
right
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