Who Will Solve the Riddle of the NCAA West Bracket?

 
What team will make the cross over into San Antonio? Will it be the heralded UCLA Bruins? They have the No. 1 seed and a record of 14-2 against tournament teams. The Bruins have been to the Final Four the last two years. They play stiff defense, have an experienced point guard, and a deadly combination of inside and outside threats. Will injuries to Love and Moute slow the Bruins' chase? Can No. 16 Mississippi Valley State cause UCLA coach Ben Howland to fret? Will the Delta Devils’ 6-foot-10senior center Larry Cox at least make freshman Kevin Love work harder than he wants to in the first round? If so, can Texas A&M or BYU take advantage? Will the Cougar squad that won 15 of 16 in the Mountain West show up, or will the BYU squad that lost to UNLV by 15 take the court in Anaheim? Will the Aggie team that beat Texas by 27 revive themselves, or will we see the A&M troop that lost to the not-so-vaunted Nebraska Cornhuskers? Can Drake make it three years in a row that a ... [link]

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