It’s the national championship, and we’ve got the two best teams in college basketball competing for the crown. Houston might have had an argument if Jamal Shead hadn’t gotten injured against Duke, but that’s about the only team with a legit claim to the top spot besides these two.
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Over the course of the NCAA tournament, eight teams seeded No. 9 or lower have made it to college basketball’s ultimate stage. Not one of them has gone on to the championship game. Can State beat history?
These teams just met in their conference tournament. State isn’t here at all if it loses that game to Duke, but the Blue Devils didn’t show up in that game. Will this be different?
While the Volunteers were only able to hurt Purdue with Dalton Knecht and Jordan Gainey the first time, the Boilers got contributions from the entire lineup. If both teams play a cleaner game than what happened in November, Purdue would have the edge.
Both teams are in the Elite Eight for just the second time in school history, as Clemson last got here in 1980 and Alabama made it in 2004. Both fell at this hurdle, which means the winner will make their first Final Four trip ever.
As dominant as Connecticut has looked in March, it also hasn’t really played that great of a slate. If anything takes down Connecticut, it might be that they’re not prepared for a team that’s been sharpened by Big Ten steel.
With the Huskies favored by 11 points, the oddsmakers have penciled them into the Elite 8. It’s time to break down this matchup and see if San Diego St. can conjure up the same magic from last year, and not only cover the spread, but win the game outright and advance.Â
The regional semifinal gives us a rare rematch of the national title game — and this one might not be as close as the previous one. Connecticut appears better than it was a season ago, while San Diego State isn’t quite where it was last year.