Each day here on the Blog and on the show we'll break down this year's Sweet 16 region by region. We are doing this despite the fact that my bracket is blown up and the fact that Syracuse is out. I'm a glutton for punishment and hopefully you are too. Click here to see our breakdown of the Southeast and West. Today is the Southwest region.
Teams Left Dancing: (1) Kansas, (10) Florida State, (11) VCU, (12) Richmond
Games: Friday - (1) Kansas v. (12) Richmond 7:27 TBS, (10) Florida State v. (11) VCU 9:57 TBS (San Antonio)
Story Line: If your personal brackets are blown up it's likely the Southwest region is the reason for your pain. Top seeds like Notre Dame (2), Purdue (3), Louisville (4), Vanderbilt (5), and Georgetown (6) have all been sent packing. That leaves heavy favorite Kansas playing against teams more likely to be considered Cinderellas rather than champions. Can Kansas avoid the upset bug, and live up to expectations (something Bill Self coached teams have had issues with in the past) or can this region produce a double digit Final Four representative?
Most Likely Regional Final: I love the fact that the city of Richmond has two teams left playing and both happen to reside in the same Southwest region (Richmond, VCU). I am hopeful to see a gutsy, tough, Florida State team bring defense to Houston. I have, however, resided myself to the fact that Kansas will certainly be playing Sunday for the right to appear in the Final Four. Whom the Jayhawks will face is an interesting question. The Seminoles hammered Notre Dame and seem to have the experience and the toughness to beat the CAA rep VCU Rams, but I don't know if anyone can count VCU out? I'll say it's likely to be Kansas and Florida State, but VCU could be on a run similar to their conference neighbor George Mason was on back in 2006.
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