Wednesday, March 16, 2011

2011 NCAA Tournament Picks - First 4 Games (Friday Edition)

(16) Alabama State vs (16) UT-San Antonio
I was actually all over Alabama State in the SWAC tourney even though they were the 4 seed. They were some like 8-1 going in their last 9 going in to it and proceeded to roll. UT-San Antonio on the other hand had a lackluster end to the regular season and won close games in their tournament. But here is where I try to talk myself out of Alabama State:

The Southland and SWAC finished Conference RPI averages that put them 29 and 31 respectively. But the actual RPI number was a pretty big discrepancy. The difference in conference RPI was roughly the equivalent of the difference between the PAC-10 and MAAC. Check the math. Alabama State had an RPI of 263 and UT-San Antonio was 196.

Couldn't do it. I'm taking the Hornets and pumped I'm getting points
Alabama State +3



The song doesn't even have the word Hornets in it but still.

(11) VCU vs (11) USC
I've learned my leasson from last night. I took UAB because they probably shouldn't have been in the tournament and thought they'd be fired up. USC is bigger and more athletic and that's going to be good enough for me. One day too late.
USC -4

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