The NCAA Tournament is down to 16 teams and five more rounds and, with the amount of upsets already seen this year, predicting the outcome is no easier than it was two weeks ago.
There are as many double-digit seeds left as there are one-seeds and at least one of the former will make the Elite Eight. Both Dayton and Stanford have helped ruin countless NCAA Brackets, but widely favored Michigan State and Louisville are still keeping many alive.
Here are some expert predictions for Thursday night's set of games.
Dayton (11) vs. Stanford (10): March 27, 7:15 p.m.
Dayton played Ohio State (6) in of the tournament's first games and quickly pulled the very first upset. They followed that up by beating Syracuse (3), an even better team. Stanford edged Kansas (2) and held Andrew Wiggins to four points. Stanford will win in a defensive battle that comes down to the final moments.
Baylor (6) vs. Wisconsin (2): March 27, 7:47 p.m.
Baylor's quiet journey through the tournament stopped being so subtle when they beat Creighton (3) and held Doug McDermott to 15 points. Wisconsin does not have any scorers who can match McDermott's typical point total even at their best. Baylor will win by keeping it close all game long before pulling away in the final minutes.
Florida (1) vs. UCLA (4): March 27, 9:45 p.m.
Florida is the number one overall seed and one of the most complete teams. UCLA may be extremely talented offensively, but their defense has never been consistent enough to compete with the nation's best teams. Florida will win pretty handily.
Arizona (1) vs. San Diego State (4): March 27, 10:17 p.m.
Playing in the Mountain West, San Diego State's defense may not be as impressive as it looks, but that does not mean it is not good. That said, Arizona's defense was just as good, but in a tougher conference. Both teams have multiple scorers capable of dropping double digits, but this will most likely be more about defense. Arizona will win, but not convincingly.
