UC's Cronin, on facing NCAA foe Georgia State in Nashville/ Tom Groeschen
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas predicts that the University of Cincinnati men's basketball team will reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. First, No. 2 South Regional seed UC must take care of business against No. 15 seed Georgia State in the first round Friday in Nashville (2 p.m., TBS).
Since 1985, No. 2 seeds are 124-8 against No. 15 seeds in NCAA first-round games. The Bearcats are given a 94 percent chance to beat Georgia State, according to the ESPN BPI matchup predictor.