College Basketball: Early Auto-Bids Full Of Bracket Busting Potential
By Jacob Rude
Jan 2, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; North Florida Ospreys guard
Dallas Moore(14) drives to the basket against Alabama Crimson Tide guard
Ricky Tarrant(2) at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit:
Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
2. North Florida Ospreys
Busting Bracketology – 15th seed, East Region
I’ll admit, my love of this name might have influenced my decision here. I mean, we aren’t talking Chanticleers awesome, but Ospreys is pretty high up there. I mean, how many of you have already thought about Googling what an Osprey is? Admit it, you did. I’ll save you the time. It’s a bird, which is another reason it falls behind the Chanticleers. Mythical roosters > non-fictional birds.
On the court, the Ospreys have the makings of a team who could shoot their way past an opponent. They shoot a lot of threes (42.4% of their total shots) and make a lot of threes (39.5% shooting from deep) and they defend the three well. Their 55.8% effective field goal percentage is 15th in the nation and they have decent enough rim protection.
You know what, I talked myself into this one. Ospreys for the Sweet 16!
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