So I just sat through the whole ESPN bracketology show, and every single "analyst" picked Duke to reach the title game. Dick Vitale, Rece Davis, and Seth Greenberg picked Duke to win it all. Jay Bilas and Jay Williams (of course) did not.
Bilas picked Kentucky and Williams picked . . . . North Carolina. Keep in mind, this is over Duke, in the national championship game. Both of the Jays are dead to me.
Obviously, it's possible..but if you were CBS and you had first dibs would you give up Duke/Zion to another of the networks? And not put in your prime time slot. Only way it would happen if someone else has first choice of games. Not familiar with the contract, but would imagine CBS has first choice.
In 2017, we got the last slot, tip-off was about 9:30. Made for a VERY long drive back to Durham.
My Final Four
Duke Nevada Auburn Villanova
Duke over Auburn
NC State had a horrible OOC schedule. Add that to the bid stealers.
Yeah, if they had picked Duke then we’d be complaining that they were trying to jinx us. Whatever. I don’t think the CHeats make the final four, although my reasoning will sound very ironic coming from a Duke fan - they rely too heavily on three point shooting and don’t have enough post scoring.