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5 mid-majors that could make a Final Four run

By Brandon Jefferson

LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 21: Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs holds up the tournament MVP trophy after the 2018 Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 21, 2018 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 21: Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs holds up the tournament MVP trophy after the 2018 Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 21, 2018 in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /
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SPARTANBURG, SC – JANUARY 24: Fletcher Magee (3) guard of Wofford during college basketball game between the Samford Bulldogs and the Wofford Terriers on January 24, 2019 at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, SC.(Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SPARTANBURG, SC – JANUARY 24: Fletcher Magee (3) guard of Wofford during college basketball game between the Samford Bulldogs and the Wofford Terriers on January 24, 2019 at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, SC.(Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Wofford Terriers (29-4, No. 7 Seed)

Entering the NCAA Tournament, no team is hotter than the Southern Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Wofford Terriers. The Terriers have won 20 straight games. Led by Fletcher Magee’s 20.5 points per game, but the entire team is capable of firing from deep at a moment’s notice. They have the second-best three-point shooting percentage in the entire NCAA at 41.6 percent — which includes four players shooting better than 40 percent from behind the arc.

With Zion Williamson in Durham, Wofford is now the belle of the ball in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Wofford’s offensive firepower can take them deep into the tournament when it’s clicking, given the multitude of shooters that the team can place on the floor at the same time. It will be hard for an opposing team to gear up to stop just one of their perimeter players. The Midwest Region might be the toughest in the entire field, so the Terriers have their work cut out for them, but they have shown that they are more than capable of running off six consecutive wins.

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