CBS: Ranking the four regions from strongest to weakest (Toughest: South)

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per CBS:

To me, this year, it’s an easy for which quadrant is hardest.

Let’s get right to it, from the toughest to easiest:

1. SOUTH

While there isn’t an all-time-stacked region, this year’s South is certainly among the strongest we’ve seen in the tournament in the last four or five years. It’s the only region with four top-10 KenPom teams: UNC, Kentucky, UCLA, Wichita State.

North Carolina, to some, wasn’t deserving of a No. 1 seed. Still, it’s the No. 2 odds-on favorite to win it all . Kentucky is third. UCLA is eighth. The top is clearly the toughest. Butler, a 4 seed, beat No. 1 overall Villanova twice this season. Then you’ve got Cincinnati, which is freaking 29-5 and the best Bearcats team in 15 years, as a 6 seed. Dayton as a 7 is no joke, but Wichita State at No. 10 is. The Shockers, at worst, should have been an 8 — but probably closer to a 6. Going down the bracket, if Wake Forest beats K-State to face Cincinnati, the Demon Deacons are this year’s candidate to go from First Four to the second weekend, something that’s happened often in the 68-team era.

Beyond that, Middle Tennessee is a 10 seed in 12 seed’s clothing. Texas Southern is the strongest 16 of the group. Roy Williams, John Calipari, Hall of Famers, are in this region. The Big Ten coach of the year, Richard Pitino, is in this region, as is Big East Coach of the Year Chris Holtmann. The South has the rockiest road.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...g-the-four-regions-from-strongest-to-weakest/

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