Teams to keep an eye on for surprise tourney runs
Maryland - Vasquez is a bit of a "head case/doesn't have it all up there" type player but at the college level he can dominate the game in very way. Then with Landon Milbourne and Jordan Williams, the Terps have a very nice inside out big man combo that can rebound and block shots. Add Sean Moseley, an absolute gunner from the outside and Maryland needs to be paid attention to. They have a big game tonight with Duke and a win could mean a decent seeding
Baylor - this team is a bit Jekyl/Hyde at times but when they have it together they have the ability to just run over some people in the tourney. In LaceDarius Dunn and Tweety Carter they have the prerequisite very good backcourt duo which is necessary in the tourney. Then future NBA big man Ekpe Udoh, does all the dirty work with rebounding, blocking shots and inside scoring. They also have a bunch of very good defensively, role players that compliment their three stars very well
Vanderbilt - scanning over their stat sheet on a nightly basis you won't see anyone that sticks out. But somehow they can get it done. They've had big wins over Florida(twice), Tennessee, Mississippi State, and Mississippi and took Kentucky to the limit twice before faltering late. This is truly a T-E-A-M but look for big things in the tourney from A.J. Oglivy and Jeffery Taylor the teams C and SF, respectively and look for Vandy to be led in the backcourt by Jermaine Beal and very impressive unheralded freshman John Jenkins
Yeah the big teams in the 1 and 2 seeds like Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke and Ohio State should blast through the field but watch for the teams I highlighted to surprise and maybe make Elite 8 appearances
