783 Northeastern & Kansas

Kansas is only 8-9 when not playing at home this season. Although this is the top team in the country in SOS. Kansas is getting out rebounded by 2.4 per game. The 

Campus is 1073 miles from this location, so the committee didn’t do the Jayhawks any favors for a change. 

Northeastern is 5th in the country in effective field goal percentage. But 328th in the country in offensive rebounds. So neither team has an advantage on the glass.

We haven’t liked this Kansas team all season, and with the injuries to key players this club is just a shell of its preseason hype. There is a reason why the Jayhawks are seeded this way, and the location doesn’t help the situation. This one will go down to the wire.

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781 New Mexico State & Auburn

The Aggies are ranked #2 in the country in shooting inside the arc, and are on a 19 game winning streak. This team loves to shoot the 3 and Auburn struggles against outside shooting teams. NM State is 5th in the country in rebounding margin. Very deep team who can afford to get into foul trouble. 

Auburn is 2-5 against Top 25 teams and only 10-7 away from home. This club is 8th in the country in offensive efficiency, but has a 220th in effective field goal defense.

Campus is a whopping 1876 miles from this location. 

With two teams playing similar styles we much prefer the underdog here in a game that has a decent shot of an outright victory.

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774 Minnesota & Louisville

Rick Pitino Jr taking on Louisville where his dad coached is a major story here. The Golden Gophers are a poor shooting team. This club is only 2-9 in true road games.

Louisville is just 3-8 against Top 25 opposition, but Minnesota is far from that type of quality team. While the Cards are just 3-7 its last 10 games, this is a club that is 4th ranked in SOS. The coaching edge should be huge here as we favor the Cardinals.

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