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Campus comments on who’s the most overrated and underrated in the NCAA men’s March Madness tournament and predict who will be crowned victor.

Senior Ashton Janowski

The most overrated team left is the Purdue Boilermakers. They are one of my favorite teams offensively, but they haven’t won big games this year and can’t play defense. The most underrated team is St. John’s, coached by a hall-of-famer, Rick Pitino. I could see them potentially beating Duke in the upcoming round.  The Arizona Wildcats will win. They are battle-tested playing in the Big 12, have one of the best point guards in the country, multiple NBA level players, and defensively present problems as they can guard 1-5, which makes it incredibly difficult to get good shots off against them.

Senior Payton Adkins

The most overrated team left I think is Purdue. They are always ranked high and lose early. The most underrated I think is Illinois or St. John’s. I picked Florida as the champ, but that busted so now I’ll say Arizona. 

Head women’s basketball coach Brianna Brennan

Hard to choose most overrated, but if I have to choose one, Purdue. Most underrated is St. John’s. Michigan Wolverines will be the champs! 

Senior Patrick Hamilton

The most overrated team is University of Connecticut. They have had one of the easiest playoff roads and haven’t been as dominant as they originally were projected to be. The people love and want a Cinderella story, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are giving the people what they want! They are the most underrated team left in the bracket. The question shouldn’t be who will win it all and who will be hailed the victor, it should be how LOUD the cheers and echoes of “The Victor” will be when the Michigan Wolverines, the greatest team at the greatest program, walks away as the conquering heroes!