Wednesday, March 21, 2018

NCAA Power Rankings, Predictions for Sweet 16

We have just 16 teams left after one of the most wild Tournament starts in years.  The first day went mostly as expected, but to see Virginia bow out to a 16 seed is just insanity.  We also saw Michigan State and Tennessee go down to much lower ranked teams.  Here's how the program thinks the teams stack up currently.

Team Rank
Villanova 1
Duke 2
Purdue 3
Clemson 4
Texas Tech 5
Kansas 6
Kentucky 7
West Virginia 8
Gonzaga 9
Michigan 10
Nevada 11
Florida St 12
Kansas St 13
Texas A&M 14
Syracuse 15
Loyola-Chicago 16


We have some good matchups here, as every team has proven themselves to be battle tested.  The program does not like the Jayhawks chances, largely based on their high variance this season.  I'm not certain that I think the battle of the Wildcats will be so close.  I think Kentucky is quite a bit higher right now.

Team 1Team 2MarginTeam 1 Chance to Win
Loyola ChicagoNevadaNevada by 433.50%
Kansas StateKentuckyEven51.00%
Texas A&MMichiganMichigan by 256.60%
ClemsonKansasClemson by 362%
GonzagaFlorida StateGonzaga by 363.20%
West VirginiaVIllanovaVillanova by 721.60%

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