Welcome back after a week or so of post-season basketball. It’s episode 461 and we’ve reached the first Sweet 16 for the GCR. Each day, I’m keeping up with the action even though I’m not publishing the rankings. Tomorrow we’ll look at the women’s Sweet 16, but today, the men come first.
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These latest and greatest ranking and Score for each of the final 16 (of the NCAA tournament) were what I used to create the likelihood of a victory – who will move the Elite 8.
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Before I show the predictions, 15 of the 16 are in the GCR top 25 (sorry, Arkansas). Only 4 conferences are represented with the SEC’s record 7 teams leading the way. The ACC only has Duke remaining, while the Big 12 and Big Ten each have 4. With no further ado, here is how I predict the games:
| Team (Conf) | Record/ Rank | GCR Score | Team (Conf) | Record/ Rank | GCR Score | Winner/ Pct to Win |
| BYU (B12) | 26-9/23 | 54.84 | Alabama (SEC) | 27-8/5 | 68.49 | ALA 70.5% |
| Maryland (B10) | 27-8/17 | 57.35 | Florida (SEC) | 32-4/3 | 69.34 | FLA 68.0% |
| Arizona (B12) | 24-12/25 | 54.29 | Duke (ACC) | 33-3/4 | 68.87 | DUKE 71.9% |
| Arkansas (SEC) | 22-13/50 | 48.25 | Texas Tech (B12) | 27-8/14 | 58.14 | TXTC 64.8% |
| Mississippi (SEC) | 24-11/15 | 57.54 | Michigan St (B10) | 29-6/7 | 64.42 | MIST 60.3% |
| Kentucky (SEC) | 24-11/13 | 58.49 | Tennessee (SEC) | 29-7/6 | 65.63 | TENN 60.7% |
| Michigan (B10) | 27-9/10 | 61.48 | Auburn (SEC) | 30-5/1 | 73.68 | AUB 68.3% |
| Purdue (B10) | 24-11/18 | 57.24 | Houston (B12) | 32-4/3 | 68.93 | HOU 67.5% |
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Yep, the GCR predicts the Elite 8 will have 4 SEC, 2 Big 12, 1 ACC, and 1 Big Ten team. Enjoy the games. Thank you for reading and always for sharing with others, G
