Unless you’re an obsessive college basketball fan, you may be looking to do some research about the teams before filling out your bracket. We’ve done the work for you with some betting trends, key stats and historical facts about all 68 teams in the men’s NCAA Tournament.
We teased out trends like which teams are on a run, which teams are ending tourney droughts and which teams have been hot against the spread. While what follows is a thoroughly researched piece with something useful on each team, this is meant to provide a broad view of the tournament field, with a bit of a betting slant, in an easily digestible format. This is not a super in-depth breakdown of the teams.
Here’s the deeper stuff from our college basketball writers and experts:
We also have printable brackets for both the men’s tournament and the women’s tournament.
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EAST
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 Stetson
UConn Huskies (31-3, 18-2 Big East)
It’s easy to say nice things about the Huskies, who are not only the defending national champions but also the top overall seed in this tourney and the top-rated team on KenPom. This year’s team plays slower than last year’s, ranking outside the top 300 in tempo. The Huskies were the underdog once this…
