Top 5 Most Likely Cinderellas

     #11 Ole Miss:  BYU led Ole Miss by 17 points at halftime in their First Four matchup, but when it looked over for the Rebels, they dropped an insane 62 points in the second half to pull off the tournament’s first big comeback.  Now they’ll get some tasty matchups against Xavier and Baylor, widely considered to be the weakest 6 and 3 seeds in the field.  They will need to play strong interior defense and hit the glass hard to get past Matt Stainbrook and especially Rico Gathers, but if they can accomplish that, they have one of the best shooters in the nation when hot in Stefan Moody.
     #12 Stephen F. Austin: The Lumberjacks are back, and have the potential to do even more damage than last year, when also as a 12 seed they took down VCU in one of the tournament’s best games.  Now with most of that team returning, including leaders Thomas Walkup and Jacob Parker, the Jacks will take on Utah in their first game.  The Utes match up well against SFA, but have struggled down the stretch.  If SFA can continue running an efficient offense and make the right passes, they can advance and will have a good shot against an overseeded Georgetown or a similar Eastern Washington.
     #12 Buffalo: Speaking of SFA, Buffalo is positioned in the same place the Jacks were last season.  No one was talking about the Bulls during the season, but they quietly had a really strong year in the MAC and had a top-40 RPI.  They get West Virginia in the first round, and have the size and rebounding ability to pose a big threat.  Remember, this is a team that led Kentucky at halftime earlier in the year (Insane Sweet 16 upset?).  They would have a potential third round matchup against either Maryland or Valpo, and could manage to create a rematch with Kentucky.
     #13 Eastern Washington: The nation’s leading scorer led an incredible comeback in the Big Sky championship in order to make March Madness.  Now Tyler Harvey, averaging just under 23 points per game, leads the Eagles who at 80.8 ppg are third in Division I in scoring.  They will try to pull off a huge upset against Georgetown.  The Hoyas are a better squad overall, but they are overseeded as I’ve mentioned, and a team that can score is always dangerous.  If they advance, they have a 7-footer that could give Utah some trouble, and they play a similar style to SFA.  The Eagles won’t go down without a fight.