2024 NCAA Tournament bracket: Ranking every team playing in March Madness from No. 1 to 68

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A locomotive screaming down the tracks. The 31-3 reigning national champions enter this NCAA Tournament as the strongest team with the best chance to repeat of any squad since Florida in 2007. Dan Hurley’s Huskies are led by All-American guard Tristen Newton (15.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.0 apg), who holds the school record for triple-doubles. In the middle is 7-foot-2 “Cling Kong,” Donvan Clingan, a menace of a defender and the type of player you can’t simulate in practice. The Huskies boast the nation’s most efficient offense (126.6 points per 100 possessions, via KenPom.com) and overwhelm teams in a variety of ways. Sophomore Alex Karaban (39.5%) and senior Cam Spencer (44.4%) are both outstanding 3-point shooters. The Huskies have been beaten by Kansas, Seton Hall and Creighton, but all of those were road games, and there are no more road games left this season. UConn will try to become the fourth No. 1 overall seed to win the national title, joining 2007 Florida, 2012 Kentucky and 2013 Louisville.2

The Cougars enter the tournament coming off the most vexing defeat of maybe any team in the sport. Kelvin Sampson’s group was defeated 69-41 by Iowa State in the…

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Author : Matt Norlander

Publish date : 2024-03-17 23:35:06

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