2017 NCAA Tournament: 5 most likely first-round upsets

Feb 8, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Virginia Commonwealth Rams head coach Will Wade celebrates with guard Doug Brooks (5) after the game against the George Washington Colonials during the second half at Charles E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 11, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Virginia Commonwealth Rams forward Mo Alie-Cox (12) and guard JeQuan Lewis (1) celebrate as the final buzzer sounds in overtime against the Richmond Spiders at the PPG Paints Arena. Virginia Commonwealth won 87-77 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

VCU over St. Mary’s

The Rams, who were one of the few teams to defeat the Blue Raiders this season, are built for an extended run in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. While St. Mary’s has been solid all season long in the WCC, they struggled against the physicality of Gonzaga and will do so once again against the Rams.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the popularity of last year’s giant-killers MTSU, I think VCU would be the clear favorite to be the 2017 NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella team.

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