He also stuck St. Mary’s in Spokane against Xavier. Now, will Zag fans root for the fellow Jesuit institution or for the only other WCC rep in the Dance? And don’t forget about Michigan St. They’re sitting in a rather comfortable position to play the winner of that matchup.

The Hoyas would be an extremely tough team to beat no matter where we play. However, that being said, I think I would love to play Purdue. They are a top team but just lost their largest threat, Hummel, to an ACL injury. I think if we roll on all cylinders we could send them home.

I can see the Zags DOMINATING Purdue. I’ve watched them extensively (my dad is a grad), and they lack athleticism and have an incredibly difficult time matching up against players like Elias, Rob, Manny, and Manny. Our size would absolutely pick them apart, especially with Hummel out. They run a fundamentally strong defense, but the man-to-man matchups favor the Zags.

scares me in the first round – They’ve been playing well as of recently, working there way back into the tournament. They have picked up some pretty big wins against WVU, Nova and playing Syracuse close. Loved seeing GU in spokane, but in all honesty wasn’t thrilled to see the Huskies there too