Louisville...in Big Do...do... in Midwestern Region..
The Midwest is almost certainly the toughest region: there is about a one-in-three chance that the eventual tournament champion will emerge from it, the highest of the four sub-brackets. Louisville, the top seed, began the season ranked No. 2 in the country, and closed it by winning the Big East tournament. Duke could be the best No. 2 seed in the tournament and is healthier than it has been for much of the season. Michigan State, the No. 3 seed, is one of a number of Big Ten teams that the computers are enamored of, and it will get to play its first two games just down the road from East Lansing, Mich., in Auburn Hills. No. 7 Creighton, No. 9 Missouri and No. 12 Oregon all look a bit underseeded and might have been good upset picks were the top of the region not so tough.
The saving grace for Louisville is its travel itinerary: its road to the championship would run through Lexington, Ky. (just 70 miles from campus), then Indianapolis (just over 100 miles), then Atlanta (about 300 miles away). Its potential Round of 16 matchup, against No. 4 St. Louis or No. 5 Oklahoma State, also does not look especially tough. Mostly, though, the forecast favors Louisville simply because it is a good enough team to endure some difficult games.
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Louisville...in Big Do...do... in Midwestern Region..
The Midwest is almost certainly the toughest region: there is about a one-in-three chance that the eventual tournament champion will emerge from it, the highest of the four sub-brackets. Louisville, the top seed, began the season ranked No. 2 in the country, and closed it by winning the Big East tournament. Duke could be the best No. 2 seed in the tournament and is healthier than it has been for much of the season. Michigan State, the No. 3 seed, is one of a number of Big Ten teams that the computers are enamored of, and it will get to play its first two games just down the road from East Lansing, Mich., in Auburn Hills. No. 7 Creighton, No. 9 Missouri and No. 12 Oregon all look a bit underseeded and might have been good upset picks were the top of the region not so tough.
The saving grace for Louisville is its travel itinerary: its road to the championship would run through Lexington, Ky. (just 70 miles from campus), then Indianapolis (just over 100 miles), then Atlanta (about 300 miles away). Its potential Round of 16 matchup, against No. 4 St. Louis or No. 5 Oklahoma State, also does not look especially tough. Mostly, though, the forecast favors Louisville simply because it is a good enough team to endure some difficult games.
I think you underestimating how good a team Saint Louis is, I think they will take Louisville down to the wire. Obviously, I agree with you that the Cardinals have a very tough road to get to the Final Four and I doubt make it out of the Midwest.
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I think you underestimating how good a team Saint Louis is, I think they will take Louisville down to the wire. Obviously, I agree with you that the Cardinals have a very tough road to get to the Final Four and I doubt make it out of the Midwest.
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