Busting Brackets
Fansided

NCAA Basketball: Busting Brackets’ opening top 25

By Doug Winkey

Nov 15, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Frank Mason (0) shoots the game winning shot against Duke Blue Devils guard Matt Jones (13) and forward Chase Jeter (2) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 15, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Frank Mason (0) shoots the game winning shot against Duke Blue Devils guard Matt Jones (13) and forward Chase Jeter (2) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
15 of 27
Next
Nov 17, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Chris Boucher (25) grabs a rebound in the first half in front of Valparaiso Crusaders forward Jubril Adekoya (23) at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 17, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Chris Boucher (25) grabs a rebound in the first half in front of Valparaiso Crusaders forward Jubril Adekoya (23) at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /

13. Oregon Ducks

Oregon has stumbled a bit to 3-2 through the first part of the year. My personal pick to win it all got beat down at Baylor and were downed by Georgetown in Maui. Star Dillon Brooks missed the first three games, so this team needs a couple more games to really hit their stride.

Chris Boucher has been the man in Eugene so far. He has a stat line of 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. While Brooks reintegrates with the team, Boucher is everything the Ducks need anchoring both ends of the floor.

Junior forward Jordan Bell and guards Payton Pritchard and Tyler Dorsey round out the majority of Oregon’s offensive attack. I still love this team to win it all, but they need to recover from their early doldrums to make me confident in my pick again.

Home/NCAA Basketball News