March Madness has finally returned, with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament set to tip off on Thursday. Onion Sports previews the 10 teams to watch in this year’s Big Dance.
Kentucky: As the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, the Wildcats are well positioned to make a big splash in this year’s NCAA investigation
Ohio State: All eyes will be on must-watch NBA prospect D’Angelo Russell as, in a macabre dance, he plays out the string on his fleeting final moments before being drafted by the Knicks
Southern Methodist University: This year’s Mustangs have been praised by coach Larry Brown as one of the teams that has least made him want to give up coaching basketball forever
Providence: Scrappy players still maintain a chip on their shoulder after being overlooked by the big-time Rhode Island basketball programs
Villanova: History dictates that at least one 1 seed will beat a 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament
Virginia Commonwealth University: VCU is 12-3 against the spread in its last 15 tournament games, which is exactly the type of statistic that makes March Madness such a nonstop thrill ride
Oklahoma: OU players will be hoping to heal a campus grappling with racial intolerance by winning multiple basketball games in a row
Hampton: Following their dominant win over Manhattan College, the Pirates are in prime position to enjoy all of the shopping, sightseeing, and fine dining that Louisville has to offer
Wyoming: The Cowboys could show the whole country that you don’t need to pay a coach millions of dollars a season to be decimated by the University of Northern Iowa in the first round
Notre Dame: This year’s ACC Tournament winners will give their school a great chance to finally hang a national championship banner from their cathedral’s rafters
