DICK'S PICKS
March 12, 2023
Dick Vitale’s weekly top 25
1-Alabama
2-Purdue
3-Marquette
4-Texas
5-Houston
6-Arizona
7-Kansas
8-UCLA
9-Gonzaga
10-Duke
11-Virginia
12-Texas A&M
13-Memphis
14-Xavier
15-Miami
16-San Diego State
17-VCU
18-Florida Atlantic
19-Indiana
20-Tennessee
21-Baylor
22-Kansas State
23-saint Mary's
24-Iowa State
25-Penn State
Dickie V`s 2023 NCAA Brackets
March Madness is here, baby! Check out my tournament picks, fan photos, and my live Twitter feed.
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March 27, 2023
Best Team: Connecticut. Won. Four NCAA tourney games by 15 or more.
Surprise Team: Florida Atlantic. Won 35 games and advanced as a ninth-seed.
Best Defensive team. San Diego State. Held Alabama to 3-27 on 3s and Beat Creighton.
Coach to Watch. Jim Larranaga. Back in Final Four for first time since 2006.
Best offensive team: Connecticut. Averaging over 80 ppg. In tournament.
All-Elite Eight team:
Jordan Hawkins, Connecticut. 44 points in last two games.
Adama Sonogo, Connecticut. Double-double vs. Gonzaga.
Bryan Greenlee, FAU. 16 points vs. Kansas State (averaged seven coming in).
Darrion Trammell, San Diego State. 21 points vs. Alabama, winning FT vs. Creighton.
Jordan Miller, Miami. 7-7 FG, 13-13 FT vs. Texas
Week of March 27, 2023
Up
FAU, Miami, CONNECTICUT and San Diego State made the Final Four.
The Bills added Dalton Schultz, Devin Singletary, Damien Harris and Trent Sherfield.
St. John’ s hired Rick Pirno.
Georgetown hired Ed Cooley.
NOTRE DAME hired Micah Shrewsberry.
Bobby Hurley received a contract extension from Arizona State.
Julius Randle had a 57-point game.
The Cowboys signed Ronald Jones.
The Grizzlies won six straight.
The Cavaliers won four straight.
Down
Alabama lost to San Diego State.
Houston lost to Miami.
The Pistons lost five straight.
The Rockets lost five in a row.
Week of March 27, 2023
Each week I’ll write about the world of sport:
*I am so appreciative of the many words of encouragement in my journey to beat cancer. With all the love and support, I am now cancer free and was so excited about the Dickie V gala as It raised over $11 million this year to benefit the V Foundation. Next year, we will honor John and Patrick McEnroe, David Robinson, Buster Posey and John Saunders Award for courage, Dereck Whittenburg.
*The NCAA Tournament has been wild. The four teams in Houston are seeded 4, 5, 5 and 9. Three are first timers at the Final Four.
*Baseball is coming soon and we will see how the pitch clock will affect the game.
*Will the Jets finally get Aaron Rodgers? The story lingers on.
Week of March 27, 2023
PTP’ER OF THE WEEK: Jaylen Brown
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Connecticut basketball
SHOCK OF THE WEEK: FAU in final four
STOCK UP: Memphis Grizzlie
STOCK DOWN: Alabama basketball basketball
