John's Mountaineer Mania: Tournament Time!

Although WVU won't be in the tournament this year, I am still looking forward to it. This year's bracket is already looking like one of the hardest to predict in my lifetime. There are multiple teams that could easily win, and I can't wait to see what unfolds in the next couple weeks. I am going to name three teams that I think have the best opportunity of winning the whole thing.

Louisville
The Cardinals are the number one seed overall, and enter the tournament on a roll after winning the Big East title last night. They are lead by one of the best leaders in all of college basketball Peyton Siva. He has been at the school for as long as I can remember and all he needs to complete an incredible career would be a national championship. He is surrounded by a team full of athletes, shooters, and good overall basketball players. Whenever a team wins the Big East Tournament you know that they are prepared to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. Not to mention that this team as one of the best coaches around in Rick Pitino.

Indiana
Indiana has been atop the college basketball world all season. They have probably the most talent of any team in country, and won the Big 10 regular season title. They can beat teams in many ways, and are a great all around team. Although they have had some slip-ups this year that's only to be expected seeing that they played in the country's toughest conference. Tom Creen has done an excellent job bringing Indiana back to the height of college basketball and a championship would be a great way to end a fantastic season. I think that if any team in the field is going to dominate the tournament it would be Indiana.

Miami
This is my guttiest pick, but I truly believe that Miami has the talent to win the championship. Although they stumbled into the ACC Tournament, losing three out of their last four games, they were able to regroup and win the title. In the championship game today I saw Shane Larkin, Miami's point guard, put on an unbelievable performance. He was hitting all kinds of shots and easily penetrating through the lane. He turned into a star today, which is a good sign for Miami going into the tournament. When Miami gets rolling no one can stop them, just ask Duke who lost by 30 points earlier this year to the Hurricanes. I think that Miami could win the whole thing, or lose early, but I am placing my bet on the Hurricanes.