Analysis | Top-seeded Duke has the toughest Final Four path of any men’s No. 1 seed

Top-seeded Duke has the toughest Final Four path of any men’s No. 1 seed

Mike Krzyzewski on the sideline during the ACC Tournament. By Neil Greenberg Neil Greenberg Reporter analyzing advanced sports statistics for the Fancy Stats blog Email Bio Follow March 19 at 11:30 AM Not all roads to the Final Four and beyond are paved evenly, and surprisingly enough the bracket’s top overall seed has the most challenging path path to Minneapolis.

Chance of making the Final Four in 2019 Duke maintains such a high certainty because they are very good. The Blue Devils enter the tournament as the third-best team in the nation, per Pomeroy’s ratings, and feature one of the most-electrifying talents in the game: Zion Williamson. Chance of making the Final Four in 2019 The Cyclones stumbled leading up to the Big 12 tournament due to injuries suffered by senior Marial Shayok and Lindell Wigginton. Those two made it back in time for the conference tournament and along with Talen Horton-Tucker posted double-digit points per game.

The Terriers, led by Fletcher Magee, one of the best shooters in the nation, rank second in the country in three-point percentage at 42 percent. He’s scoring over 1.3 points per shot on contested catch-and-shoot attempts, the most of any player in this year’s tournament.

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