Picked them the first two rounds because they were the higher seeds and I liked the matchups. I’m now going to pick them to play each other for the nc
Both are good squads. Both have overcome the usual first game or two jitters.
I am pulling for ua as a pac homer. And Purdue for a million reasons. Family and I truly feel bad for any team that has failed and underachieved like they have. At least Arizona won one like 25 years ago.
Virginia came off their colossal bust 1 seed loss with a title and hopefully Purdue can have a similar story.
I’m not 100% convinced about either team but I don’t exactly see anyone better.
Sec looks weak to me.
Houston’s struggles to put away atm from a weak sec and a 9 seed really concern me. Duke Houston in the only game in the next round I haven’t called. If the game Houston tonight was played on a Thursday or Friday and they had to come back two days later to play again. I would probably pick Duke. The fact that they have five or six days to rest means that war they just played should give them plenty of time to rest, but I really did not like the way they looked
I have Purdue in the Final 4, losing to Tennessee in the semi's. I have Arizona losing to Illinois next round. But those two teams, along with UConn, look like the best teams in the tourney so far.