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Sowing the seeds: Picking the upsets

By AJ Mass
ESPN.com

Monday, March 16, 2009

Which team will be this year's Davidson? How can we tell if the Cinderella slipper will fit? The most important round in your tournament bracket is the first round. With 32 games, there is sure to be plenty of upsets. If you pick the right ones (the ones nobody else does) and avoid selecting against eventual Final Four teams, you have a huge leg up on the rest of the competition. As you know, basketball predictions don't always play out according to the numbers; Hampton, Richmond and Santa Cl ...

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