NCAA Basketball: Breaking down the field of the 2018 Battle 4 Atlantis

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: Basketballs are shown in a ball rack before a semifinal game of the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament between the Santa Clara Broncos and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gonzaga won 77-68. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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ST LOUIS, MO – MARCH 18: Head coach Kermit Davis of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders reacts on the sideline in the second half against the Michigan State Spartans during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 18, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders – Conference USA

In the past few seasons, Middle Tennessee has been one of the best mid-majors in the entire country. People certainly will remember when the Raiders took down #2 seed Michigan State and Denzel Valentine just a couple of years ago. After that upset, the Blue Raiders returned in 2016-17 with an extremely successful campaign.

Under head coach Kermit Davis, the team went 31-5 last season and made the second round in the NCAA Tournament once again. In the first round, Middle Tennessee took down #5 seed Minnesota before losing to #4 seed Butler, another team in this tournament.

In the Conference-USA, Middle Tennessee has either won the conference tournament or the regular season title in three of their four seasons. At this point, it is unclear who will be the leader for Middle Tennessee during the 2018-19 season given the team will be without Giddy Potts. Someone will step up, but we are yet to see who that will be.

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