Belmont University is this year's Loyola-Chicago and other bold predictions heading into March Madness
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It would have been a gutsy pick in an office pool. But gutsy picks that actually happen provide all the glory that March Madness is about. 1. Duke doesn't win the national championship. Now that Zion Williamson is back and the Blue Devils looked the part of the title favorite , it will be difficult to pick against this high-octane No. 1 seed. That's because Williamson changes the game's tempo in a variety of ways and teammate R.J.
3. Another No. 16 beats a No. 1. Oh but if Virginia doesn't give us a historic upset, what No. 1 can? Gonzaga. The 'Zags have the nation's most explosive offense, averaging 89 points a game. They also were the first team to beat Duke and the selection committee seemed to think that win was worth four wins when seeding them. But if there's one thing the West Coast tournament final showed us, it's that anything is possible when a team's not ready.
6. Belmont is this year's Loyola-Chicago. The nation's second-best offense that will start its NCAA tournament in Dayton for a first four play-in game vs. Temple has Cinderella written all over it. Veteran coach Rick Byrd has had strong Belmont teams before, but never has he had a team this poised to go on a deep run. The key to bracket-busting here? Unselfishness.
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