[Cactus Jack]

Looks like my underdog predictions from last week were waaaaayyyyy off.

Three remaining teams don't grade out as defending nearly as well as the rest-- Alabama (101), Illinois (91), and NC State (76). Gonzaga (44) and Clemson (38) are the only others that aren't #21 or higher. 

UConn, Houston, Purdue, and Arizona are the only remaining teams who are top 15 in both Adjusted Offensive & Defensive Efficiency. Auburn was also in that group and you see how things worked out for them.


Just for funsies, I'll predict that San Diego State is able to keep it within 11.5 of UConn in a rematch of last year's final, even if it's a backdoor cover. I like Gonzaga and Creighton ATS in Friday's games (or maybe in the first half if nothing else). Even if these all crash and burn, I still won't look much worse than last week.