Big Twelve Dominance, Upsets in N-C-A-A Tournament

0:00On March 16th, a bracket predictor is going all in on the Big 12 conference as the top league this college basketball season. That means an all Big 12 national championship game in their picks for the NCAA tournament. They expect the bracket to shake up early with a few surprises in the first round. One big upset has Santa Clara taking down Kentucky, thanks to the Wildcats up and down play. Another sees BCU knocking off North Carolina, mostly because of an injury to Caleb Wilson. And Penn is predicted to beat Illinois, riding the hot hand of TJ Power after his huge Ivy League title game. These choices come from recent trends, like Illinois dropping three of their last five games before the tournament. There's also excitement around Fran McCaffery in his first year at Penn, hoping for a deep run after tough times at Iowa. The predictor notes the bracket could stay pretty straight forward overall, similar to the past two years. They blame the NIL air for that, as star players jump from smaller schools to power programs,

1:01leaving mid majors without their usual edge. Still, fingers crossed for at least one classic Cinderella story to spice things up as the tournament unfolds.