RSTN March Madness Predictions: Round of 64 and 32

Advances to Round of 32: Villanova, Virginia Tech, Murray State, Wichita State, Florida, Texas Tech, Butler, Purdue

Advances to Round of 32: Kansas, NC State, Clemson, Auburn, TCU, Michigan State, Rhode Island, Duke

Advances to Round of 32: Xavier, Florida State, South Dakota State, Gonzaga, Houston, Michigan, Providence, UNC

Advances to Sweet 16: Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Cincinnati

Murray State does two things well: rebound and hit threes. In an NCAA Tournament game, that is a recipe for the occasional upset. On top of that, they generally take care of the ball. West Virginia, their first opponent, thrives on generating turnovers through their press and struggles in the half court. That could put the Racers in position for the upset, as long as they take care of the ball and hit their shots.

Game to watch: Virginia Tech vs. Alabama

A positionless, athletic team with great scorers versus Colin Sexton. It should make for an exciting game.

Malikah French:

East Region

Advances to Round of 32: Purdue, Arkansas (game to watch, I actually think Butler could take this), Texas Tech, Florida, Wichita State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Villanova

Advances to Sweet 16: Villanova, Wichita State, Texas Tech, Purdue

Midwest Region

Advances to Round of 32: Duke, Rhode Island, Michigan State, TCU, Auburn, Clemson, NC State, Kansas

Advances to Sweet 16: Kansas, Clemson, Michigan State, Duke

West Region

Advances to Round of 32: Xavier, Florida State, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Houston, Michigan, Texas A&M, North Carolina

Advances to Sweet 16: North Carolina, Michigan, Gonzaga, Xavier

South Region

Advances to Round of 32: Virginia, Kansas State, Kentucky, Arizona, Miami, Tennessee, Texas, Cincinnati

Advances to Sweet 16: Cincinnati, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia.

Game(s) to watch

NC State vs Seton Hall

Kansas State vs Creighton

Arkansas vs Butler (I actually think Butler could take this)

Potential Upset

Davidson vs Kentucky

Teams to watch for:

I don’t think I have a team to watch out for. I think my predictions are pretty close to par and based on drive.

James Rowe:

Advances to Round of 16: Villanova, West Virginia, Florida, Purdue

Advances to Sweet 16: Kansas, Clemson, Michigan State, Duke

Advances to Sweet 16: Xavier, Gonzaga, Houston, UNC

Squad to watch out for: Xavier

I know, I know, they are a 1 seed, but this team is really, really good. People seem to underestimate them (I know I did earlier in the season), but Xavier is well balanced, deep, and just really talented. They are good enough to make a run at the national championship.

Possible Upset:

Stephen F Austin vs Texas Tech

One thing you should know about Stephen F Austin in the NCAA Tournament: never count them out. For some reason they always come to upset anyone in the tournament.

Game to watch:

Alabama vs Virginia Tech

Collin Sexton just makes any team better than what they are already and that’s why Alabama did as well as they did this season. Virginia Tech had a good year, but they seemed to lose steam at the end.