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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Hard to say this year (and I'm a bit biased), but I'd go with UNC, Pitt and UConn before I chose Louisville. And I know Louisville just won the Big East regular season and tourney, but I think they're overrated. Besides, UNC shouldn't lose it just because Lawson sits out against FSU.
Whatever. I have no real complaints about the brackets. I just think Louisville is overrated.
TM
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I think St. Mary's was jobbed, and I know all the arguments, so no need to repeat. As for overall No.1, I have heard so-called experts tout UNC, Pitt, Louisville and Memphis, but no one pick U Conn without Jerome Dyson.
Offshore lines right now back UNC (the numbers are sell/buy prices on teams as if they were stocks paying $100, $50, $25 and $25 for 1st through 4th place):
[NCAA] NORTH CAROLINA 35 40
[NCAA] PITTSBURGH 20 24
[NCAA] LOUISVILLE 18 22
[NCAA] CONNECTICUT 14 18
[NCAA] MEMPHIS 14 18
[NCAA] DUKE 9 12
[NCAA] MICHIGAN STATE 7 10
[NCAA] WAKE FOREST 7 10
[NCAA] OKLAHOMA 7 10
[NCAA] MISSOURI 6 8
[NCAA] VILLANOVA 5 7
[NCAA] GONZAGA 5 7
[NCAA] UCLA 4 6
[NCAA] WASHINGTON 4 6
[NCAA] SYRACUSE 4 6
[NCAA] KANSAS 4 6
[NCAA] PURDUE 3 5
[NCAA] FLORIDA ST 2 4
[NCAA] WEST VIRGINIA 2 4
[NCAA] ARIZONA STATE 2 4
