2013 NCAA Bracket Picks: Pitt, Ohio State Crash The Final Four?
One of the more enjoyable aspects of filling out an NCAA tournament bracket is finding a sleeper or two to make the Final Four, and our 2013 NCAA bracket picks have identified two solid candidates. Specifically, two teams are seeded worse than a 4, yet have about 10% odds to make a Final Four run.
Pittsburgh, who our models currently project as a 5-seed, particularly stands out, as the most recent 2013 NCAA bracket picks give the Panthers an 11.4% chance to make the semifinals. For perspective, those odds are higher than projected 3-seeds Arizona, Michigan St and New Mexico.
Additionally, Ohio St has nearly a 10% chance to make the Final Four in our most recent bracket picks, despite being projected as only a 7-seed. That’s higher than three 5-seeds and three 4-seeds.
While both are still relative long shots, our 2013 NCAA bracket picks give both the Panthers and the Buckeyes much higher odds than their projected seeds would indicate.
As much as I would love to see PITT make the Final Four, I think I can say with statistically certainty they do not play well in this tournament. Great defense, but they almost always have trouble scoring in the big dance. OSU would be a better bet. I hope Minnesota shows up (doubtful, since not at Williams Arena) and I am very curious how Georgetown, Miami and Colorado play.
Posted on March 1st, 2013 at 10:30 am | Comment Permalink