MIDWEST REGIONAL
Sleeper Picks: Oklahoma State(7) beat Kansas earlier this year
Northern Iowa(9) was nationally ranked nearly all of this year and could pose problems for Kansas in the 2nd round.
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WEST REGIONAL
Sleeper Picks: Murray State(13) is 30-4 on the year and has the size and athleticism to create serious match up problems for Vanderbilt(4)
Xavier(6) should be a formidable opponent in the 2nd round for Pittsburgh and has played very well over the last month in the A-10
Gonzaga(8) has been ranked in the top 25 for most of the year and has the size down low to get offensive rebounds against Syracuse without Center Arinze Onuaku.
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EAST REGIONAL
Sleeper Picks: Missouri(10) is 22-10 on the year and was 10-6 in conference play in the very tough Big 12
Texas(8) should be a very interesting matchup in the 2nd round against a young Kentucky squad that will be evenly matched in athleticism by the Longhorns.
Marquette(6) has played the best of the best in the Big East tough all year and will need the leadership of Lazar Hayward and Jimmy Butler to make a run towards a Sweet 16 matchup against conference rival West Virginia
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SOUTH REGIONAL
Sleeper Picks: Siena(13) should pose serious problems for a depleted Purdue team that is lost with Robbie Hummel
Louisville(9) with two huge wins over Syracuse this year could disrupt and pressure the Blue Devils in the second round, as Rick Pitino will have his boys ready for a big upset.
Old Dominion(11) won the CAA Conference Championship and has held opponents to an average of 57 points per game this year. This should be a close game between ODU and Notre Dame and could come down to the last shot.
What are your thoughts? What other sleepers do you see out there?
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