Besides spring training getting underway, it's wrapping up the college basketball regular season in February and heading into March for tournament play that gets me excited. Well as a sports fan a few things get me excited like the NFL and college football season, the Masters and the U.S. Open (because I'm a dad now of two beautiful girls and it falls on Father's day every year) for golf, the Kentucky derby, baseball and college basketball like I mentioned earlier.
Continuing on with college basketball if it was Selection Sunday and the seeds would look like this in my eyes.
Top and overall seed West region- Gonzaga Bulldogs
With 2 games to go San Diego this Thursday and BYU on Saturday with the West Coast Conference tournament after that, facing Saint Mary's a 3rd time which they'll most likely go undefeated going into the First Round of the NCAAs and with wins at Florida, Iowa St, at Arizona, at Tennessee earlier this season and Akron (currently 1st place in MAC East 22-5) should be a good case for the Bulldogs. It's probably the west coast bias that the AP poll doesn't give them all 65 votes this week, 60 of 65 seriously? They've won 28 straight and the lone undefeated and because they are in the WCC don't penalize them.
East Region- Villanova Wildcats
Yes they're the defending champs, I guess the sports writers always worship past champs but this is a new year and the bullseye got bigger on your back and if they get far into the tournament, there is a good chance of Villanova/UNC the rematch can happen in Phoenix. UNC won't let 'Nova beat them back-to-back seasons. If it happens does Roy Williams go on the hot seat at Chapel Hill? No way! The Wildcats have a rough 3 game stretch to finish the season. vs. #24 Butler, #20 Creighton and finish off with a road game vs. Georgetown. If they get past that and do well in the Big East tourney, you bet the media would dare put them ahead of Gonzaga as the overall seed. I think it's wrong but you watch...
Midwest Region-Kansas Jayhawks
Rock Chalk Jayhawk, what can I say they beat #4 Baylor twice, big wins vs. Duke, Georgia, Stanford and split the regular season with a tough West Virginia squad which could pose as the only threat in the Big 12 tourney.
South Region-Arizona Wildcats or UCLA Bruins
Either Pac-12 most likely. Even the Oregon Ducks have a shot. The Wildcats had big wins earlier in the season, Michigan State here in Honolulu for the Pearl Harbor Classic (I was there witnessed that dramatic win with my oldest), loses to good teams like Butler and #1 Gonzaga and a lost at Oregon may help or hurt when the NCAA selection committee looks at the resume.
UCLA Bruins got a big road win at Kentucky and at that time, UK was #1. Another strong win was vs. Ohio St.
Next Saturday should be the measuring stick as the two teams meet in Tuscon. Arizona won the previous match up 1/21 96-85.
And my early favorite to win out the NCAA title.... Last season's runner-up, yes hate to say, The Tar Heels.
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