ARIZONA?
ESPN predicts the best possible routes of the 4#1 seeds for all-4 top seeds. And, Arizona, from what I can see, has the best/easiest trip by far?
The question: Is ESPN noted for the historical accuracy of picking the top 4-seeds most likely route to the Final Four?
Updated yesterday:
SOUTH (SAN ANTONIO)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At San Diego
aq - Arizona
16
aq - UNC Wilmington
8
Seton Hall
9
Wyoming
PITTSBURGH
5
Texas
12
aq - South Dakota St.
4
Illinois
13
aq - Chattanooga
MILWAUKEE
6
Iowa
11
North Carolina
3
Tennessee
14
aq - Northern Iowa
FORT WORTH
7
aq - Boise St.
10
Rutgers
2
Baylor
15
aq - Long Beach St.
WEST (SAN FRANCISCO)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At Portland
1
Gonzaga - aq
16
Texas Southern - aq
New Orleans - aq
8
Colorado St.
9
Miami
BUFFALO
5
UConn
12
Iona - aq
4
Ohio State
13
Toledo - aq
SAN DIEGO
6
USC
11
Davidson - aq
3
Texas Tech
14
Texas St. - aq
GREENVILLE
7
Michigan St.
10
Creighton
2
Duke - aq
15
Yale - aq
EAST (PHILADELPHIA)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At Greenville
1
Auburn - aq
16
Longwood
/
Norfolk St.
8
Xavier
9
Notre Dame
BUFFALO
5
Houston - aq
12
San Francisco
/
Indiana
4
UCLA
13
Vermont - aq
PITTSBURGH
6
LSU
11
Loyola Chicago
/
Memphis
3
Villanova
14
Wagner - aq
INDIANAPOLIS
7
Iowa State
10
Wake Forest
2
Purdue - aq
15
Colgate - aq
MIDWEST (CHICAGO)
At Fort Worth
1
aq - Kansas
16
aq - Cleveland St.
8
Saint Mary's
9
aq - Murray St.
MILWAUKEE
5
Alabama
12
aq - North Texas
4
aq - Providence
13
aq - New Mexico St.
PORTLAND
6
Arkansas
11
TCU
3
Wisconsin
14
aq - Montana St.
INDIANAPOLIS
7
Marquette
10
Michigan
2
Kentucky
15
aq - Jacksonville St.
THE FINAL EIGHT:
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 24 and 26 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 24 and 26 San Francisco, California Chase Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 25 and 27 Chicago, Illinois United Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 25 and 27 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
**
THE FINAL FOUR: New Orleans Caesars Superdome April 2 & 4
ESPN predicts the best possible routes of the 4#1 seeds for all-4 top seeds. And, Arizona, from what I can see, has the best/easiest trip by far?
The question: Is ESPN noted for the historical accuracy of picking the top 4-seeds most likely route to the Final Four?
Updated yesterday:
SOUTH (SAN ANTONIO)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At San Diego
aq - Arizona
16
aq - UNC Wilmington
8
Seton Hall
9
Wyoming
PITTSBURGH
5
Texas
12
aq - South Dakota St.
4
Illinois
13
aq - Chattanooga
MILWAUKEE
6
Iowa
11
North Carolina
3
Tennessee
14
aq - Northern Iowa
FORT WORTH
7
aq - Boise St.
10
Rutgers
2
Baylor
15
aq - Long Beach St.
WEST (SAN FRANCISCO)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At Portland
1
Gonzaga - aq
16
Texas Southern - aq
New Orleans - aq
8
Colorado St.
9
Miami
BUFFALO
5
UConn
12
Iona - aq
4
Ohio State
13
Toledo - aq
SAN DIEGO
6
USC
11
Davidson - aq
3
Texas Tech
14
Texas St. - aq
GREENVILLE
7
Michigan St.
10
Creighton
2
Duke - aq
15
Yale - aq
EAST (PHILADELPHIA)
WINNER goes to NEW ORLEANS
At Greenville
1
Auburn - aq
16
Longwood
/
Norfolk St.
8
Xavier
9
Notre Dame
BUFFALO
5
Houston - aq
12
San Francisco
/
Indiana
4
UCLA
13
Vermont - aq
PITTSBURGH
6
LSU
11
Loyola Chicago
/
Memphis
3
Villanova
14
Wagner - aq
INDIANAPOLIS
7
Iowa State
10
Wake Forest
2
Purdue - aq
15
Colgate - aq
MIDWEST (CHICAGO)
At Fort Worth
1
aq - Kansas
16
aq - Cleveland St.
8
Saint Mary's
9
aq - Murray St.
MILWAUKEE
5
Alabama
12
aq - North Texas
4
aq - Providence
13
aq - New Mexico St.
PORTLAND
6
Arkansas
11
TCU
3
Wisconsin
14
aq - Montana St.
INDIANAPOLIS
7
Marquette
10
Michigan
2
Kentucky
15
aq - Jacksonville St.
THE FINAL EIGHT:
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 24 and 26 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 24 and 26 San Francisco, California Chase Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 25 and 27 Chicago, Illinois United Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight March 25 and 27 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center
**
THE FINAL FOUR: New Orleans Caesars Superdome April 2 & 4