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Message: [QUOTE="Fairfield Fan, post: 2109122, member: 6911"] Looking over the Sweet Sixteen games, I don't see many match-ups, save perhaps for Quinnipiac and Louisville, that could really be called a possible "upset." And anyone beating UConn....well, we're not going there. Ohio State/Notre Dame- ND is minus their star center. Ohio State is ranked 10th nationally. Toss-up. Stanford/Texas: #6 v #15. And given Texas's up-and-down record, they could be "up" against Stanford. Mississippi State/Washington- Washington made the Final Four last year, and they have the highest-scoring player in NCAA history. I can't say that a #11 ranked team beating a #7 ranked team would be much of an upset. And Mississippi State has been playing unevenly, especially Vivians. So can't say the gaming going one way or the other would be much of a surprise. Baylor/Louisville- OK, Louisville's beating Baylor would be a big surprise. That would rank as "upset" material. But Louisville has a first-rate coach, and he's done wonders in the past with good, but not great, talent. And four years ago he took down Britney Griner's Baylor team. So huge surprise if they win? Nah. Maryland/Oregon- I see Oregon doing this tournament what Breanna Stewart and UConn did Stewie's freshman year: a young team getting better and better, and reaching its best performance during the NCAA's. Maryland is a fine team, though until the NCAA's, it hasn't been challenged strongly or consistently during the season. But no surprise were Oregon to win. Connecticut/UCLA- The Pac-12 is a surprise as a group. This will be Connecticut's biggest challenge since South Carolina. 'nuff said... South Carolina/Quinnipiac- Yes, upset if it happens. But South Carolina appears to be missing two starters now: Alaina Coates and Alisha Gray. Sort of beginning to sound like UConn back in 2000 when it lost Abrosimova and Shea Ralph right before the NCAA's, and would up losing to Notre Dame. The loss of two starters has to impact even this team. Oregon State/Florida State- #8 v #13. A distinction without a difference. Quinnipiac is Cinderella. But I don't see anyone else who is an eye-popping underdog. Oregon will go into next season as a top-10 team at least. Those three freshman starters plus the one current sophomore aren't going to be surprising anyone anymore. [/QUOTE]

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