Matchup wish list

[kc_blue]

Not that the first round is irrelevant but just don't know a lot about the #15 and #16 seeds, so I will skip that. Going by likely matchups per round...

Teams I would NOT like to see on the #8/#9 lines...
- North Carolina
- Georgia Tech
- Oregon
- Loyola
- Oklahoma
- Florida
- UConn
- San Diego St.

Teams I would like to see on the #8/#9 lines...
- St. Bonaventure
- Clemson
- Virginia Tech
- VCU
- LSU

Teams I would NOT like to see on the #4/#5 lines....
- Florida St.
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Creighton

Teams I would like to see on the #4/#5 lines...
- USC
- Colorado
- Villanova
- Texas Tech

Teams I would NOT like to see on the #2/#3 lines...
- Kansas

Teams I would like to see on the #2/#3 lines...
- Houston
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Texas
- Oklahoma St.

Michigan should get an advantage being in the Big Ten in that they will get bracketed away by definition from the scariest 2 seeds in Ohio State and Iowa. And the Committee, while not required, will usually guide away from a conference matchup short of the regional finals if they can help it. So that reduces a chances of a Wisky matchup in a 1/8 game or a Purdue matchup in a 1/4 game. Relative to normal years, I feel like the non-Big 10 #2 and #3 seeds are materially less scary than usual. If we can just get to the Elite Eight, I like our chances to make the Final Four, but plenty of pot holes to navigate before then.

Still excited for this team. One game at a time. Survive and advance!! Go Blue!