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2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket Tips:
Who could be a sleeper in this year’s tournament?
In sleepers, we’re looking for team’s out of the top 5 seeds in each region.
In the South, Cincinnati could make a run. Their style of play and starting close to home are going to make them tough.
In the Midwest, it’s strong at the top. North Carolina and Kentucky seem destined for an Elite 8 match-up. Their could be upsets early. New Mexico State and Northeastern could knock off their power 5 conference first round foes.
In the East, Belmont could make a run. There’s always a team that comes out of the first four to win a couple of games.
In the West, Murray State is a cinderella candidate. Ja Morant is an outstanding player and could carry them to the Sweet 16.
What upsets get the tournament started?
The tournament is top heavy. Once you get past the top two seeds, it falls off a lot.
UC-Irvine, St. Mary’s, New Mexico State, Northeastern, Liberty, Belmont, Murray State and Vermont are all dangerous and could pull upsets in round 1.
Who’s Overseeded and Underseeded?
Here’s how our data driven power rankings compare to the actual seeding of the NCAA Tournament.
The top four overseeded teams are Seton Hall, Minnesota, Syracuse and Oklahoma. All could fall in round 1 of the tournament.
The top four underseeded teams are great cinderella candidates. They are New Mexico State, Murray State, UC-Irvine and Nevada.
| TEAM | Formulator Rank | Tournament Seed |
| Abilene Christian | 60 | 62 |
| Arizona State | 41 | 45 |
| Auburn | 15 | 18 |
| Baylor | 47 | 35 |
| Belmont | 30 | 42 |
| Bradley | 63 | 61 |
| Buffalo | 11 | 23 |
| Cincinnati | 19 | 27 |
| Colgate | 61 | 60 |
| Duke | 3 | 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 65 | 66 |
| Florida | 50 | 40 |
| Florida State | 17 | 14 |
| Gardner-Webb | 62 | 63 |
| Georgia State | 59 | 57 |
| Gonzaga | 2 | 4 |
| Houston | 8 | 9 |
| Iona | 66 | 64 |
| Iowa | 38 | 37 |
| Iowa State | 23 | 24 |
| Kansas | 28 | 13 |
| Kansas State | 25 | 15 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 7 |
| Liberty | 42 | 50 |
| Louisville | 34 | 25 |
| LSU | 14 | 11 |
| Marquette | 22 | 17 |
| Maryland | 32 | 22 |
| Michigan | 7 | 8 |
| Michigan State | 5 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 57 | 39 |
| Mississippi | 43 | 31 |
| Mississippi State | 31 | 20 |
| Montana | 52 | 59 |
| Murray State | 29 | 46 |
| Nevada | 12 | 26 |
| New Mexico State | 24 | 49 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 3 |
| North Carolina Central | 68 | 68 |
| North Dakota State | 67 | 67 |
| Northeastern | 49 | 54 |
| Northern Kentucky | 53 | 58 |
| Ohio State | 54 | 41 |
| Oklahoma | 51 | 36 |
| Old Dominion | 48 | 56 |
| Oregon | 39 | 48 |
| Prairie View | 64 | 65 |
| Purdue | 18 | 12 |
| Saint Louis | 58 | 53 |
| Saint Mary’s | 37 | 44 |
| Seton Hall | 56 | 38 |
| St. John’s | 55 | 47 |
| Syracuse | 45 | 30 |
| Temple | 46 | 43 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 9 | 10 |
| UC-Irvine | 36 | 51 |
| UCF | 33 | 34 |
| Utah State | 20 | 32 |
| VCU | 27 | 29 |
| Vermont | 40 | 52 |
| Villanova | 26 | 21 |
| Virginia | 1 | 2 |
| Virginia Tech | 13 | 16 |
| Washington | 35 | 33 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | 19 |
| Wofford | 16 | 28 |
| Yale | 44 | 55 |
The Official 2019 SportsFormulator Bracket
The Bottom Line on the 2019 NCAA Tournament
We saw major upsets last year and I think it continues this year, just not at the top. I’ve got chalk at the Final Four.
The first round could see a lot of upsets and the Sweet 16 could see some sleepers there. At the end of the day it’s the blue bloods…Duke and North Carolina having an epic fourth battle this season…for the National Championship. Roy Williams gets another title.
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