By Isaac Kushner

Everyone loves this time of year because it means March Madness is here. March Madness is a college basketball tournament where the best 64 teams all battle to claim the national championship. So many things can happen during this tournament. We have seen it all from a sixteen seed upsetting a one seed to a one seed just blowing everyone out of the water. That’s what makes it so thrilling to watch, you never know what will happen. There are some dark horse lower seeds that could end up making a deep run this march. UConn is looking to repeat while Purdue is looking to make up for last year where they were the one seed and got upset in the first round by a sixteen seed. So many teams are capable of winning this year it’s hard to predict. 

Some clear cut teams that are projected to win are Houston, UConn, Purdue, and UNC. There are all the one seeds so it makes sense why they’re the favorites, but they all are so good. Houston has a good offense but a great defense that makes them blow every opponent out. Having a good defense is important in this tournament so there is no question as to why they are projected to go so far.

UConn is another team that could do some damage. They won the tournament last year as a four seed. There has never been a team go back to back, however this team is crazy good. With most players returning, don’t be surprised if they win it all.

UNC is fresh off of an ACC championship loss to in-state rival NC State. UNC is led by duo Rj Davis and Armando Bacot. These two players are some of the best in the country and gel together very well. Elliot Cadeu is their starting point guard. He is a freshman and no team has ever won the tournament with a freshman starting point guard but they have so much firepower everywhere else that doesn’t really matter.

Last but not least we have Purdue. Led by seven footer Zach Edey, the Boilermakers are looking to erase that terrible loss from last year to FDU. But this year, Purdue got a horrible draw for the team they play in the first round. They play Grambling State who just won their first March Madness game during their play in game. This Grambling state team is a lot like FDU and this should scare all Purdue fans.

Anything can really happen in March. I guess that’s why they say you should expect the unexpected. Be on the lookout for some crazy things to happen during this tournament it should be fun to watch.