Here’s a look at five teams that are under-the-radar to consider when filling out your March Madness bracket: Houston: The third-seeded Cougars…
Here’s a look at five teams that are under-the-radar to consider when filling out your March Madness bracket:
Houston: The third-seeded Cougars (31-3,16-2 AAC)have been the best team in the American Athletic Conference this year, but that league still struggles to receive the same notoriety as other power conferences. Houston isn’t your typical blue-blood but it’d be a mistake to pick upsets against coach Kelvin Sampson’s experienced group. Houston doesn’t have any problem scoring with a plethora of multidimensional guards, a deep bench, and big men who control the glass well. But the reason this team is a dark-horse Elite Eight or even Final Four contender starts on defense, where the Cougars rank second nationally in field goal percentage defense (allowing opponents to shoot just 37%) and eighth in points allowed (61 per game). Vs. No. 14 George State in first round, Midwest Region.
Florida State: Lost in the ACC shadow that Virginia, North Carolina and Duke cast as No. 1 seed candidates from a top-heavy league, the Seminoles (27-7,13-5) built up a solid résumés by winning 14 of their last 16 games including a punctuating upset of Virginia in the ACC tournament. Senior guard Terance Mann (11.2 ppg, 6.
