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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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LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 12: Members of the LSU Tigers huddle between plays during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on February 12, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 12: Members of the LSU Tigers huddle between plays during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena on February 12, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

No. 8: LSU Tigers

If I said earlier that it pained me to add the Michigan State Spartans to this list, it hurts even more to add such an electrifying LSU team to the list.

However, without Head Coach Will Wade for the time being, I’ve got to add this team to the list. After bowing out early in the SEC Tournament, despite attaining the glorious No. 1 seed in one of the fastest developing basketball conferences in the country, it’s hard to see the Tigers living up to their No. 3 seed for the length of the tournament.

LSU, which finished with a 26-6 overall record including a 16-2 finish in SEC play, landed a favorable matchup in the first round, however, against the Yale Bulldogs.  If all goes to plan, even with the troubles on the current roster, the Tigers should be able to wade through this first round semi-easily thanks to an exorbitant amount of talent in players like Naz Reid, Tremont Waters and Javonte Smart.

Without Head Coach Will Wade, who recently declined to speak to both the media and school officials about a wiretapping incident involving players currently on the roster, it gets a bit harder to see this LSU team live up to the No. 3 seed they received, despite being a one-and-done in the SEC Tournament.

It’s not impossible for them to over-achieve, and make a deep run with the talent they have before losing a few players to the NBA and graduation, and maybe even a Head Coach to the situation. Interim Head Coach Tony Benford has his hands full of challenges ahead of the NCAA Tournament, but with a roster loaded with talent, it’s very possible they prove me wrong and navigate deep into the tournament.

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