NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Starts Today (For Real)
The Monday following the NCAA men's tournament bracket reveal is a day you can find succinct reviews for each region that include potential upsets, possible Cinderellas and Final Four predictions. During the rest of the week, the articles, insights and data keep coming at a high rate of speed. By the true opening of the tournament on Thursday (one of the better sports days of the year), you are likely inundated with information and just ready to watch some basketball. Therefore, going to still get a weekly rep in, but we will keep it short. Heard Mark Packer of the ACC Network on local sports radio on Monday and he dropped some serious nuggets of wisdom. The SEC has not had a top three seed make the Final Four in 10 years. Fourteen of 16 SEC teams made the tournament and five earned top three seeds (Auburn, 1 South; Florida, 1 West; Alabama, 2 East; Tennessee, 2 East; Kentucky, 3 East) this year, according to Nick Bromberg of Yahoo Sports . You would think the SEC breaks th...
