NCAA Tourney: Early round minefield

[diggerpup]

Upsets are entertaining at NCAAs and help to make the tournament a unique experience.

Feel free to scan the brackets and see what you see as potential landmine matchups in early rounds:

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125
UNR D. Peters (UNI) vs 4 D. Cruz (Lehigh)
2nd Rd: UNR C. Youtsey (MICH) vs 2 J. Dance (VT)

133
UNR C. Schram (Stanford) vs 4 C. Clark (Iowa)

141
2nd Rd: 8 Eierman/9 McCrystal .... (Winner in quarter vs 1 D. Heil (OkSt))
UNR J. Gulibon (PSU) vs 13 Gasca III (MSU)

149 - Nothing early catches my eye.

157 - 7 Palacio vs 10 Murphy could be a helluva 2nd round match.

165
8 Cottrell (WVU) vs 9 Rogers (OkSt) will be entertaining 2nd round.
As will 7 Anthony Valencia (ArizSt) vs 10 T. Campbell (PITT)

174
Some great 2nd round
7 Crutchmer (OkSt) vs 10 Brunson (ILL)
8 Ramos (UNC) vs 9 Amine (MICH)
4 Epperly (VT) vs 13 Lujan (UNI)
6 Preisch (LEHIGH) vs 11 Meyer (Iowa)

184
8 Dechow (OldD) vs 9 Jackson (IND)
6 Myles Martin (tOSU) vs 11 Parker (ILL)

197
UNR Harner (Princeton) vs 7 Studebaker (NEB)

285
11 Johnson (CHAT) vs 6 Schafer (OkSt)

 

[dsites52]

I got ya covered at 149! Look for Zain to have some trouble early on. He had a close match with Sorensen and Collica this year so it may take him 3 full periods to tear this kids arms off and beat them to death with 'em.

 

[NYWRESTLER94]

I don't know if it's the homer in me but Burcher has wrestled Valencia close twice can't help but think 3rd times the charm but probably wrong

 

[CowboyUp61]

digger, 8/9 vs 1 would be a quarter not second round. 141 is tough....

 

[greenmanRD]

At 149, only real upset I'm feeling 1st round is Crone over Speno. Think that's a real possibility. What about Bethea/Ream at 157?

 

[LutherAce]

Murphy just withdrew, per track. 157 is re drawn.

Bracket is updated with new one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/faggpns74dw5hxt/2017ncaaChampionshipsV2.2.xlsx?dl=0