March Madness: Who Will Win the 2018 NCAA Tournament?
Make your 2019 March Madness predictions here!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! March Madness is the time where hardcore and casual sports fans alike can bond over filling out 2018 March Madness brackets and bragging about alma maters. This list consists of all of the most likely NCAA tournament participants, including starting lineups for each team. The question at hand is, "who will win the 2018 NCAA tournament?" Vote for the best college basketball teams or vote for the top teams in their respective conferences.
On this list, which also includes each team's starting 5, you'll find perennial powerhouses such as the Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tar Heels, Michigan State Spartans, Kentucky Wildcats, and Arizona Wildcats. Small basketball teams hoping to pull off a string of huge upsets would be the Nevada Wolf Pack, TCU Horned Frogs, St. Bonaventure Bonnies, and Vermont Catamounts.
Whether you prefer to fill out your March Madness brackets by doing heavy research or by flipping a coin, have fun choosing the winner and Final Four of the 2018 NCAA tournament. After you are finished, head on over and check out this list of March Madness facts you've never heard before. This updated bracket will show which teams are eliminated and which schools are still in the Big Dance, so make sure to come back and check after every round!Â
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum
- Mascot: The Tiger Cub, The Tiger
- Colors: Purple, Burnt Orange
Lost to Kansas in Sweet 16
- Missouri Valley Conference
- Division: Division I (NCAA)
- Arena: Joseph J. Gentile Center
- Championships: 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- Mascot: LU Wolf
- Colors: Maroon, Gold, Black
Lost to Michigan in Final Four
- Southeastern Conference
- Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena
- Mascot: Smokey
- Colors: Orange, White
Lost to Loyola-Chicago in 2nd Round
- Big East
- Arena: Hinkle Fieldhouse
- Mascot: Butler Blue II
- Colors: White, Blue
Lost to Purdue in 2nd Round
- Southeastern Conferenc
- Arena: Mizzou Arena
- Mascot: Truman the Tiger
- Colors: Gold, Black
Lost to Florida State in 1st Round
- Atlantic 10 Conference
- Division: Division I (NCAA)
- Arena: Ryan Center
- Colors: White, Blue
Lost to Duke in 2nd Round