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How much damage will the Panthers do this year?

Head: (nm - it's all heart at this point!)

Heart: loss to Kentuka in Championship game. (But still happy to have beaten Iowa State in the Final 4.)

The dreamer in me: title game
The "realist" dreamer: Elite 8 with a good shot at final 4
The "normal mix of head/heart is S16/Elite 8
The downer in me doesn't have us out of the first weekend

My only bracket (I don't do multiples) lands them in the title game.

Elite 8

I might be in the minority, but I think UNI's first game against Wyoming may very well be the toughest.

If they can get out of the Friday with a W I think they'll have a very good shot at the final four. They have one of the best regions an MVC team has been dealt in quite some time.

I have UNI making the Sweet 16 in my bracket. I hesitated on putting them in the Elite 8. It's certainly possible they could beat Nova. Nova is the most vulnerable 1 seed IMO and were inflated by an overrated Big East.

Have them going to Elite 8, losing to Virginia. Hate that a MVC team has to play against my 2nd favorite team, the Louisville Cards. Makes the game not enjoyable to watch as much as my allegiance is split.

Both Jay Will and Seth Greenberg have us losing to Wyoming in the first round.

That being said I think we can go to the Sweet Sixteen.

I think people are just so desperate to pick a 12 over 5 that they're throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it sticks. I actually like UNI by 8-10, which is going to be a pretty comfortable win with the pace this game will be played at.