This March Madness, each member of Sports Journalism club listed off their predictions/hot takes for the 2024 NCAA basketball tournament.
Tucker's Prediction:
Houston will be the most dominant team in the tournament due to their lockdown defense and good passing on offense.
Eli's Predictions:
Grand Canyon to Sweet 16.
Winner of Virginia-Colorado State first 4 makes it to Sweet 16.
Miles's Prediction:
Colgate will make the Sweet 16.
Dashiell's Prediction:
All PAC-12 teams make it to the Sweet 16.
Garfield High School Legend Jaylin Stewart breaks out and helps lead UConn to back-to-back titles.
Noah's Predictions:
Long Beach State will blow out Arizona.
Stanford beat Arizona earlier in the season, suggesting vulnerability.
San Diego State will win the entire tournament, aiming for redemption.
Utah State predicts an Elite 8 finish.
Kentucky will exit in the second round, losing to NC State.
Gonzaga predicts a first-round exit.
Oregon expected to make a deep run.
Long Beach State predicts an Elite 8 run, praising their simple offense and hustle defense.
UConn will lose to San Diego State in round 2, contributing to San Diego State's redemption.
16th seed Longwood will upset Houston.
Niko's Prediction:
Stetson will beat UConn in the first round.
Rylan's Predictions:
Texas Tech is going to the Final Four.
North Carolina is winning it all.
Washington State goes to the Elite 8 and is the Cinderella story of March Madness.
Francis's Prediction:
Samford beats Kansas in the first round.
Peter's Predictions:
Houston will be fraudulent
Gonzaga will be a sneaky-good team