Today, I decided to fill out a bracket through printyourbrackets.com, as I made my own tournament field, as this would be my version of how events would have played out if the 2020 NCAA Tournament had kept going and were not cancelled due to the coronavirus.
Here were the teams that I chose, using the info on kenpom.com:
My top overall seed was Kansas, and my 1 seeds were: Kansas, Gonzaga, Dayton, and Florida State.
My last 4 In were: Stanford, Mississippi State, Richmond, and Wichita State.
My Last 4 Out were: Arkansas, Xavier, NC State, and Northern Iowa.
Alternate Reality Version of the 2020 NCAA Tournament
Here is how I simmed it, and how things may have gone down in this alternate version:
The Play-in games were: (11) Mississippi State vs. Stanford, and (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) NC Central.
So here, the Final 4 Teams ended up being: Kansas, Arizona, Gonzaga, and San Diego State.
So here is some of the stuff that happened in this version that I made today as of March 16th.
In the play-in games, Stanford managed to defeat Mississippi State in a thrilling overtime win due to the strong play of Tyrell Terry, but Reggie Perry played very well in his team's narrow defeat. NC Central managed to pull off the upset over Prairie View A&M to face off against 1-seeded Kansas, where they ended up getting blown out in their next match.
Kansas was the favorite to win the tournament, but surprisingly, they ended up getting upended in a close defeat to Arizona, as the Jayhawks turned the ball over down the stretch, and Nico Mannion was able to lead the Wildcats to a thrilling victory. San Diego State managed to get to the title game due to the strong play of Malachi Flynn and nearly won it all, but Arizona managed to win the title due to having a strong and talented team top to bottom, and due to the strong play of Nico Mannion, Josh Green, and Zeke Nnaji.
In Alan Lu's version of how the 2020 NCAA Tournament may have went down, Arizona is your champion, and your M.O.P. (Most Oustanding Player) is: NICO MANNION!
Alan Lu's Alternate reality All 2020 NCAA Tournament Team:
C Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
F Obi Toppin, Dayton
F Isaac Okoro, Auburn
G Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
G Nico Mannion, Arizona
Alan Lu's Alternate reality All2020 NCAA Tournament 2nd Team:
C Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
F Jordan Bruner, Yale
F Killian Tillie, Gonzaga
G Josh Green, Arizona
G Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Of course, you can always decide to make your own version and come up with your own champion instead. Thank you for reading, and you can follow me on twitter @AlanLuSTL.
(All of the events described above are purely fictional and for your own entertainment.)
Here were the teams that I chose, using the info on kenpom.com:
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My top overall seed was Kansas, and my 1 seeds were: Kansas, Gonzaga, Dayton, and Florida State.
My last 4 In were: Stanford, Mississippi State, Richmond, and Wichita State.
My Last 4 Out were: Arkansas, Xavier, NC State, and Northern Iowa.
Alternate Reality Version of the 2020 NCAA Tournament
Here is how I simmed it, and how things may have gone down in this alternate version:
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| Bracket courtesy of printyourbrackets.com |
The Play-in games were: (11) Mississippi State vs. Stanford, and (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) NC Central.
So here, the Final 4 Teams ended up being: Kansas, Arizona, Gonzaga, and San Diego State.
So here is some of the stuff that happened in this version that I made today as of March 16th.
In the play-in games, Stanford managed to defeat Mississippi State in a thrilling overtime win due to the strong play of Tyrell Terry, but Reggie Perry played very well in his team's narrow defeat. NC Central managed to pull off the upset over Prairie View A&M to face off against 1-seeded Kansas, where they ended up getting blown out in their next match.
Kansas was the favorite to win the tournament, but surprisingly, they ended up getting upended in a close defeat to Arizona, as the Jayhawks turned the ball over down the stretch, and Nico Mannion was able to lead the Wildcats to a thrilling victory. San Diego State managed to get to the title game due to the strong play of Malachi Flynn and nearly won it all, but Arizona managed to win the title due to having a strong and talented team top to bottom, and due to the strong play of Nico Mannion, Josh Green, and Zeke Nnaji.
In Alan Lu's version of how the 2020 NCAA Tournament may have went down, Arizona is your champion, and your M.O.P. (Most Oustanding Player) is: NICO MANNION!
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| Nico Mannion in this alternate reality is your 2020 NCAA Tournament MOP. (Photo: Rick Scuteri/Associated Press, Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.) |
Alan Lu's Alternate reality All 2020 NCAA Tournament Team:
C Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
F Obi Toppin, Dayton
F Isaac Okoro, Auburn
G Malachi Flynn, San Diego State
G Nico Mannion, Arizona
Alan Lu's Alternate reality All2020 NCAA Tournament 2nd Team:
C Zeke Nnaji, Arizona
F Jordan Bruner, Yale
F Killian Tillie, Gonzaga
G Josh Green, Arizona
G Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Of course, you can always decide to make your own version and come up with your own champion instead. Thank you for reading, and you can follow me on twitter @AlanLuSTL.
(All of the events described above are purely fictional and for your own entertainment.)
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