Top Seeds Vulnerable in College Basketball Tournament

0:00On March 19th, even top seeds in the college basketball tournament aren't safe bets this year. Four standout programs, a number one seed, Florida in the south, number two, Connecticut in the east, number three, Gonzaga in the west, and number four. Kansas also in the east show Real Cracks that could lead to early exits over the next few weeks. Florida boasts a dominant front court and ranks second nationally in offensive revounding, but their guards struggle with turnovers, sitting one. 161st in that category, and they hit just 30.8% from three point range. That weakness could hurt, especially with a potential second round matchup against number two Houston at home in their own building where the cougars. Rank fifth overall in efficiency. Meanwhile, Connecticut has back-to-back titles this decade under coach Dan Hurley, but they lost four of their last 11 games in a weaker big east, including a 20 point blowout to St. John's. They rank low in turnovers at 189th in free throws at 311th, with freshman guard

1:02Braille and Mullins in a shooting. Slump. And their east bracket is loaded with threats like UCLA and Michigan State. Gonzaga's defense forces turnovers and owns the boards, but forward Bradenhoff's injury since January has tanked their offense, ruling him out for at. Least the first two rounds, and leaving them at plus 5,500 to win it all. Once this meanwhile, starter rank 19th, but ended on a 4-5 skid with big losses to Houston Arizona and Iowa State, hampered by. Chemistry issues around freshman star Darren Peterson, who's missed chunks of the season. Stats from Kenpom highlight these vulnerabilities, so as the games unfold, watch for upsets to shake up the bracket and prove no seed is untouchable.