NCAA Tournament South Region Preview

To determine the projected outcome of two teams on a neutral court subtract the difference in ratings. So if team A has a rating of 80 and team B has a rating of 75 team A would be projected to win by 5 points.

3. Tennessee (SEC)- 48.03

1. Arizona (Pac-12)- 47.97

2. Villanova (Big East)- 47.31

5. Houston (AAC)- 47.28

4. Illinois (Big Ten)- 44.07

11. Michigan (Big Ten)- 43.24

6. Colorado St. (Mountain West)- 43.1

13. Chattanooga (SoCon)- 42.07

10. Loyola Chicago (MVC)- 41.97

12. UAB (C-USA)- 41.41

7. Ohio St. (Big Ten)- 41.14

8. Seton Hall (Big East)- 40.72

9. TCU (Big 12)- 39.31

15. Delaware (CAA)- 34.48

14. Longwood (Big South)- 33.24

16. Wright St. (Horizon)- 30.38

16. Bryant (NEC)- 27.72 (Eliminated)

Most Dangerous Double Digit Seed

The trendy upset pick is Chattanooga over Illinois but an under the radar team very few people are talking about is UAB led by junior guard Jordan Walker (20.4 ppg) who has twice scored over 40 this season including the CUSA Tournament Semifinal against MTSU, Houston doesn’t get to the free throw line a lot and is abysmal when they do which isn’t a good combination in the NCAA Tournament