For every great upset in the men’s NCAA Tournament, there is a favorite that found a way to lose a game it was supposed to win.
Reliance on 3-pointers is measured by the team’s share of points coming from 3-point shots. Pace is based on adjusted tempo ratings. KenPom rankings as of March 14.No team rates highly in all three categories — it’s hard to be a top seed while turning the ball over constantly, for instance — but Villanova plays at a slow pace and lives or dies by the three as much as any contender.
Broadly looking at the other categories, pace is another area in which Providence presents a red flag for bracket-pickers; the Friars have the second-slowest tempo of any top-four seed, trailing only Villanova. And Texas Tech stands out for the sheer frequency with which it turns the ball over, ranking 295th out of 358 teams in ball security — a sloppy tendency that could open the door for an upset in a potentially difficult second-round matchup against either Alabama, Notre Dame or Rutgers .
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