![]() ![]() The only time it hasn’t happened was in 2019. Believe in at least one “First Four” team.Įven though the “First Four” - those four games typically played in Dayton on Tuesday and Wednesday featuring the lowest-seeded four teams in the field and the last four at-large teams to get in - has been fairly controversial and often mocked since its inception in 2011, a team coming out of Dayton has won at least one game in the tournament’s “main draw” in every year but one since the First Four became a thing. Think twice before you make that bold prediction of Memphis taking out Gonzaga or North Carolina ending Baylor’s reign as national champion They might not even make it that far.īet on the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at DraftKings Sportsbook 3. That team, especially when they’re paired against a seemingly blah non-power conference team, almost always gets caught looking ahead (or just isn’t as good as people want them to be) and doesn’t make it out of the first round. Avoid the trendy 8/9 team.Įvery year on Selection Sunday, there is an underachieving major conference team that gets thrown into the 8/9 “death game” and leaves everyone predicting that they will upset the No. ![]() So choose your favorite sort of underwhelming big brand program and take the farther in your bracket than they probably have any business going. ![]() Teams that fit that description this year: A year ago, three of them reached the Sweet 16, two played in regional finals, and UCLA advanced all the way to the Final Four. One of the longest active March Madness streaks that isn’t discussed enough is that a power conference team seeded 9th or worse has reached the Sweet 16 in every NCAA tournament since 2008. Believe in at least one power conference underachiever. Thankfully, we’re here to help with 15 bracket tips you can ride to an admirable finish in your bracket challenge. If you haven’t been paying attention to college basketball this season but don’t want to embarrass yourself in front of co-workers/family/friends, this can be a daunting task. The reveal of the 2022 March Madness field of 68 means that at some point between now and early Thursday afternoon, you’re probably going to be asked to fill out a bracket. ![]()
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