Of the 16 teams left..

[Eric15]

Which teams winning it all would bother you the least? Mine:

1. Purdue -- they have a great loyal fanbase and just never, ever get to the Final Four. Even though they're in the Big Ten I would be cool with them winning a title.
2. Virginia -- I like Tony Bennett, I'm not threatened by them, and it would be fun to open next year with the defending champs. And if an ACC team has to win I would want it to be either them or FSU.
3. Houston -- I think it's good for the sport of college basketball to create new and huge fanbases. U of H is a massive school in a massive city, so if suddenly a big hardcore fanbase emerged, it's simply good for business.
4. Florida State -- They're in the ACC and them winning it all wouldn't in any way downgrade our historic position, and Leonard Hamilton seems like a good guy so I'm cool with it.
5. Texas Tech -- it would be refreshing to have a total outsider win the tournament.

 

[Zepharus]

6. I hope they all lose

 

[bpo57]

7. LSU - because I have them at 50 to 1.

 

[OrangeinBoston]

Duke, NC, Virginia Tech. I hate FSU.

 

[Brooky03]

MSU.

I like Izzo

 

[PoppyHart]

I'm not really rooting for or against anyone, especially since I'm in 2nd in my pool and my hopes are riding on Duke. I like to see greatness and legacies built. In my book, the current active coaching standings are:

1. K
2. Roy
3. Izzo
4. Wright
5. Cal
6. Self
7. Boeheim
8. Beilein
9. Huggins
10. Few

With a 2019 championship, I could see Roy approaching 1A status, Izzo moving to 2, Cal moving to 3, Beilein jumping to 5-6, and Few moving to 8. Many of the others would move into the top 10 with the exception of the interim LSU coach and, probably, Chris Beard.

 

[690West]

Duke, NC, Virginia Tech. I hate FSU.

He said “bother you the LEAST” !!!

 

[Briancuse]

Texas tech or gonzaga fsu has won enough in football and I don't want Sampson to win one.

 

[rhcuse]

Tennessee
Purdue
UVA
LSU


Auburn would be insufferable.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

UVA. That’s about it. I either don’t care (Oregon, Houston, Purdue) or dislike them for football reasons (FSU, Michigan) or North Carolina reasons (the obvious).

 

[Chris02M]

im rooting for my bracket so duke and virginia

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Oregon,TTU, Houston.

 

[jncuse]

Virginia and Gonzaga.

 

[Shark58]

Oregon seems like a nice, clean little program

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I really don't care. My hatred for Duke is somehow only 25% as much as it has historically been. I hope Duke or Carolina don't win it all, but just because i don't want their legends to grow any further.

Virginia would be cool, just to silence the Bennett deniers. LSU shouldn't win with the Wade scandal.

 

[Cowtown]

 

[hungrychuck]

I really don't care. My hatred for Duke is somehow only 25% as much as it has historically been. I hope Duke or Carolina don't win it all, but just because i don't want their legends to grow any further.

Virginia would be cool, just to silence the Bennett deniers. LSU shouldn't win with the Wade scandal.

Agree with UVA. They may not get there, but some who have suggested that Bennett and their system "can't" win a title because they haven't are seriously misguided.

Tremendous coach, seemingly good kids, very good program.

 

[kcsu]

I want the ACC to win it.

 

[Orangefan1]

honestly this highlights how bad college basketball has gotten with endless cheating...great observation btw

 

[Eric15]

6. I hope they all lose

 

[Cusefan0307]

Buzz
Gonzaga
Virginia

 

[djorange1989]

Oregon or LSU so I can give my kids another example of how cheaters never win.....

 

[Entropic]

Tennessee
Purdue
UVA
LSU


Auburn would be insufferable.

Am I the only that despises Bruce Pearl with the heat a 1000 sun's?

 

[Trueblue25]

Rooting for Buzz and Bennett. Validates the Virginia teams embarrassing us.

 

[andyw715]

Whomever, as long as it's not UNC v Duke...