Like the rest of America, my NCAA tournament bracket was screwed from Day One, but Kansas State vs. Xavier is one of the two Sweet Sixteen matchups I had correctly anticipated.
These two teams met earlier this season, with Kansas State soundly defeating the Musketeers 71-56. But that game took place in December, and now that there’s only 16 teams still in contention for the national championship, I’d say the previous meeting means nothing and all bets are off.
My breakdown will consist of five criteria: the quality of each team’s previous two wins, team fouls, shooting, defense, and star players....
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