'The Aztecs play grown-man basketball, and that should be enough to send them to Houston,' writes SethDavisHoops. Meanwhile, can Miami overcome Texas to book a spot in the Final four? Analysis on both matchups:
. When he returned, so did the winning, which is why I continued to put Creighton on my AP ballot even though my fellow voters were leaving them unranked. The Bluejays finally re-entered the poll in early February and finished the regular season at No. 24, but then they fell out after Xavier blitzed them by 22 points in the Big East tournament. I ranked Creighton 16th on my last ballot.
My devotion was not unconditional. When the bracket came out, I picked the Bluejays to lose in the second round to UCSB. I did this partly out of respect for UCSB but largely because I knew major upsets were bound to happen, so I figured I might as well take a flier. Creighton’s performance the last three games has validated why this team entered the season with such high expectations.
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