Favorites are easier to follow in the NCAA Tournament, factoring familiarity and knowledge of known commodities with single-digit seeding in the bracket. Spoiler alert: An underrated Cinderella team or three will pull an upset most don't see coming this week and fracture many bracket predictions along the way. We checked resumes and measured twice to develop a get-to-know-you rundown of bracket-busting candidates. No. 13 Akron (28-6) First round: vs. No. 4 Arizona A layup in the final seconds in the MAC tournament championship game landed Akron in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and seventh time in program history.
Akron, Drake, Grand Canyon top NCAA Tournament Cinderella candidates
