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March Madness 2019: 10 teams that will bust your bracket

By Nate Williamson

ANN ARBOR, MI - FEBRUARY 09: Wisconsin Badgers forward Ethan Happ (22) plays defense during a regular season Big 10 Conference game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines on February 9, 2019 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - FEBRUARY 09: Wisconsin Badgers forward Ethan Happ (22) plays defense during a regular season Big 10 Conference game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines on February 9, 2019 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: Lamar Peters #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball against the Saint Mary’s Gaels during a game in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mississippi State won 61-57. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: Lamar Peters #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs carries the ball against the Saint Mary’s Gaels during a game in the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mississippi State won 61-57. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State returns to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 for their first appearance in almost a decade, as their senior class gets a taste of March Madness for the first time in their last year as Bulldogs. Many outlets had the Bulldogs rated as highly as a No. 5 seed ahead of Selection Sunday, and those predictions came true.

That being said, don’t bet your money on this Mississippi team to make a deep run into this year’s tournament. They landed into one of, if not the, toughest regions in this year’s bracket, which features dangerous teams like Duke, Michigan State, and LSU. They also happen to be in the same bracket as fan-favorite to be a bracket buster, Belmont.

Their first worry, however, is getting past the Liberty Flames.

The Flames won the Atlantic Sun Tournament this year with a win over Lipscomb, and are sitting at 28 wins on the season. They are, perhaps, underrated in talent quality coming into this season’s bracket. They should prove enough of a challenge for us to see how this Bulldogs team will fare in the upcoming tournament.

The Bulldogs rely on bench depth for a lot of their scoring, with almost every player on their team averaging five minutes or more. Counting heavily on this depth can either lead to a team doing great things, or underperforming depending on consistency, but I’m keeping my money far away from this Mississippi State team in such a dangerous bracket, starting with game one.

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