5 Underrated Teams To Keep An Eye On In the 2015 NCAA Tournament

By Jerry Landry

5 Underrated Teams To Keep An Eye On In the 2015 NCAA Tournament

UC Irvine Big West champions 2015 NCAA Tournament underrated — Upsets abound in March Madness, and a lot of the shock and awe has to do with the fact there are a lot of the teams in the field we really know nothing about. In other words, the bracket is bubbling with underrated teams. Here are five teams to keep an eye on as they look to slay college basketball behemoths.

5. Eastern Washington Eagles

Eastern Washington Eagles underrated NCAA Tournament

Eastern Washington Eagles

Eastern Washington Eagles underrated NCAA Tournament — The Georgetown Hoyas are prone to upset, having lost as a high seed in the first round of three of their last four tournament appearances. The Eastern Washington Eagles feature the nation’s leading scorer in Tyler Harvey, and because of Harvey's ability to hit shots from anywhere in the arena, I expect Georgetown’s tourney woes to continue.

4. Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson NCAA Tournament Tommy Amaker

4. Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson NCAA Tournament Tommy Amaker — Tommy Amaker was born to be a basketball coach. How else could you explain the Crimson’s fourth consecutive tournament appearance out of the Ivy League? Harvard has won as the lower-seeded team before (2014 against the Cincinnati Bearcats and 2013 against the New Mexico Lobos), so as the North Carolina Tar Heels grapple with identity, it would behoove them to also be concerned with Harvard.

3. Wyoming Cowboys

Larry Nance Jr. Wyoming Cowboys NCAA Tournament

3. Wyoming Cowboys

Larry Nance Jr. Wyoming Cowboys NCAA Tournament — Larry Nance Jr. is the heart, soul and Swiss Army knife of the Wyoming Cowboys. The 6-foot-8 forward relishes in rearranging outcomes and could keep Wyoming dancing into the second weekend.

2. Buffalo Bulls

Buffalo Bulls Bobby Hurley NCAA Tournament

2. Buffalo Bulls

Buffalo Bulls Bobby Hurley NCAA Tournament — Coached by former Duke Blue Devils great Bobby Hurley, the Buffalo Bulls won the MAC outright and blitzed through the conference tournament. The Bulls are slotted into the deadly No. 12 seed and feature Justin Moss, a standout swingman from Detroit, Mich. who could out-rebound and outscore the field in front of Buffalo.

1. Texas Southern Tigers

Texas Southern Tigers NCAA Tournament underrated

1. Texas Southern Tigers

Texas Southern Tigers NCAA Tournament underrated — If I told you that “Team A” beat both the Michigan State Spartans and the Kansas State Wildcats on the road, you’d likely guess the wrong school from Texas. That’s right, the Texas Southern Tigers have slain both the Wildcats and Spartans and are easily the tourney’s most terrifying No. 15 seed.

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