March Madness is upon us and the Godzilla Wins previews for every first round game keep coming. This first-round matchup on Friday features Northwestern (21-11) taking on FAU (25-8).
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This is the absolute wrong top seed for Wagner and coach Donald Copeland to face. None of the other top seeds run the way North Carolina does. The Tar Heels play with speed and defend a heck of a lot better than Howard does.
The Beach got rolling in the Big West tournament, bringing Monson back to the NCAA tournament for just the third time since his memorable run with Gonzaga in 1999.
But the odds are much longer of Monson getting out of the first round this time around, and it’s because of a familiar face.
Creighton is the 11th-ranked team overall on KenPom, and it could be a tall task for Akron, but they have an experienced team capable of being competitive with anyone.
The Cornhuskers are the only Power 6 team who has never won an NCAA tournament game, having failed on all seven previous attempts. But this might be the Huskers’ best shot to end the streak.
Welcome to my Quick Picks column, where I hand out winners, winners, and more winners every day. I fire off picks on everything from college hoops to the NHL.
 The Wisconsin Badgers started the season as one of the best teams in the Big 10. Jumping out to a 16-4 conference record they stumbled down the stretch going 2-6 in February.
Both teams thought they were safely in the field going into Selection Sunday. It turned out that neither team was anywhere near as safe as it thought. And that sets up a First Four matchup that’s intriguing if you like defense and nightmarish if you’re John Fredericks.