Mid-Season Final Four Picks

• swamisez

  

  Now that the sample size has increased I think it is high time there be a thread where we prognosticate which teams are bound for Atlanta this April.
  
  
  Louisville
  Florida
  Duke (pending Kelly's return by mid-February) if no return Indiana
  Arizona
• Terry_Tate

  

  Indiana
  Duke
  Ohio State
  Kansas
• SportsAndLady

  

  Kansas
  Butler
  Indiana
  Duke
• fan_from_texas

  Kansas
  Duke
  Louisville
  Indiana
• Laley23

  

  Michigan
  Indiana
  Kansas
  UCLA :laugh:
• reclegend22

  

  Arizona
  Florida (after getting so close to returning the past couple of seasons, I like Florida to get back this year)
  Duke (with Kelly and Curry ... without Kelly and Curry, Duke out first or second round)
  Butler (depends on the severity of Rotnei Clarke's injury)
  
  Duke-Arizona in a rematch of the 2001 national title game
• reclegend22

  

  If Duke is eliminated from my above picks due to Kelly's and Curry's absence, I like Butler to finally win it all. Might seem presumptuous, but I wouldn't ever count out Brad Stevens.
• reclegend22

  

  SportsAndLady;1365452 wrote:Kansas
  Butler
  Indiana
  Duke

  That would be an awesome Final Four.
  
  Duke-Kansas and Butler-Indiana would be dream matchups for the Final Four. Battle of the Blue Bloods and a Hoosier State championship and rematch. Awesome.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Ohio State
  Minnesota
  Indiana
  Michigan
  
  SEC! SEC! SEC!
• Classyposter58

  

  Off of Joe Lunardi's current brackets...
  
  East-Indiana
  South-Kansas
  MidWest-Florida
  West-Minnesota
• Terry_Tate

  

  Classyposter58;1365536 wrote:Off of Joe Lunardi's current brackets...
  
  East-Indiana
  South-Kansas
  MidWest-Florida
  West-Minnesota

  
  Just looked at Lunardis last bracket. If Ohio State would actually have that region I would be beyond pissed. Butler/Duke/Indiana would be insane.
• Laley23

  

  Terry_Tate;1365582 wrote:Just looked at Lunardis last bracket. If Ohio State would actually have that region I would be beyond pissed. Butler/Duke/Indiana would be insane.

  With Indianapolis being the Midwest host city. UofM and IU are pretty strong candidates to be there. Plus Butler as a mid range seed. I would try to get sent away from home this season lol.
• killer_ewok

  

  Indiana
  Arizona
  Michigan
  Temple
• Laley23

  

  I like that Temple pick.
• Ty Webb

  

  Indiana
  Florida
  Butler
  Oregon
• Mulva

  

  I'm going to stick with my preseason picks.
  
  Indiana
  Louisville
  Syracuse
  Memphis
  
  Memphis has lost to the only 3 good teams they've played and will be lucky to land a top 6 seed, but whatever. I don't have confidence in anyone outside of IU.
• reclegend22

  

  killer_ewok;1365591 wrote:Indiana
  Arizona
  Michigan
  Temple

  Good pick. Haha after repping Temple hard the past month as a dark horse Final Four team, I completely neglected to even think about them. I would like to change my original selection from Duke to Temple.
  
  Duke is now out of the running. Sources, albeit yet unconfirmed by the program, saying Ryan Kelly is done and will likely opt for surgery. If true, the Blue Devils are now out of the running for the Final Four.
• se-alum

  

  Michigan
  Kansas
  Arizona
  Butler
• Laley23

  

  I dont know if I am surprised or not by the amount of Butler love right now. I love Stevens, as we all know. But I dont know if they have it this year. Clarkes return will be a huge telling point. But a loss this week to the Zags without him seems inevitable. And as we all know, a loss for a mid-major can hurt seeding.
  
  ...then again, they have a win over IU which will trump almost any non power conference win, so who knows.
• Crimson streak

  

  Michigan
  Arizona
  Indiana
  UNLV (going on a hunch)
• sleeper

  

  Ohio State
  NC State
  Louisville
  Indiana
• GOONx19

  

  Indiana
  Michigan
  Kansas
  Louisville
  Minnesota
  
  Four of those five.
• Prescott

  Indiana- I think the Hoosiers offense and defense are the most balanced among the top teams. Victor Oladipo can be a game changer.
  
  Kansas- Senior leadership, good size, and a blossoming STAR.
  
  duke- Will get a the most favorable draw. Plumlee has the size and the ability to dominate inside and Curry can be lethal behind the arc.
  
  Gonzaga- The Zags have an emerging big man in Kelly Olynyk.Elias Harris is a skilled frontcourt player and Kevin Pangos is shooting 42% behind the arc.
• gorocks99

  

  I'll say...
  
  Indiana
  Kansas
  Louisville
  Florida
  
  Next four:
  Minnesota
  Michigan
  Duke
  Gonzaga
• vball10set

  good thread 'cause it's so tough to say at this juncture of the season, but here goes, and inpo...
  
  Indiana, Butler, Louisville and Duke w/Kelly...Florida if Kelly's out