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Taylor Picker

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Sun Mar 14, 2021, 06:24 PM Mar 2021

Who do you like in the NCAA tournament? [View all]

I'm on the same page as Clark Kellogg & Seth Davis, both of whom have Gonzaga & Illinois in the championship game, with the Bulldogs winning.
There are only 3 teams ranked in the top ten in both offensive and defensive efficiency at kenpom, and two of them are Gonzaga & Illinois. The other is Michigan, and their making a deep run probably depends on getting Isaiah Livers back.
The downside on Gonzaga, as always, is that their strength of schedule has been low given their conference. The only time they've been tested lately was in the first half against BYU. I still think they're a great team... and maybe they become the first undefeated team since 1976. They do have the easiest bracket, I think. Iowa could give them trouble.
There are plenty of other very good teams, of course.
Anyone have other thoughts?

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