NCAA Basketball: Previewing the 2017 PK80 Motion Bracket

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DURHAM, NC – NOVEMBER 11: Cameron Crazies and fans of the Duke Blue Devils hold up signs following the game against the Utah Valley Wolverines at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 99-69 and the win gives Mike Krzyzewski his 1,000th victory as Duke’s head coach and his 1,073rd overall (73 at Army). (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

Final review and predictions

This bracket of the PK80 Tournament has put a bunch of the top programs together to face off against each other. There will be high-level action in just about every game and there could be up to six or seven potential NCAA Tournament teams in this bracket alone. Duke looks to be the clear favorite going in, but Butler or Texas has the ability to potentially pull off a second-round upset.

In addition, Gonzaga and Florida are also top-25 teams that could threaten for the title. Here are my picks for how the tournament will play out:

First round: Duke over Portland State, Butler over Texas, Florida over Stanford, Gonzaga over Ohio State

Second round: Duke over Butler, Florida over Gonzaga

Championship Game: Duke over Florida

3rd place game: Gonzaga over Butler

Consolation second round: Texas over Portland State, Stanford over Ohio State

5th place game: Texas over Stanford

7th place game: Ohio State over Portland State

Next: Previewing the PK80 Victory Bracket

With all of these games taking place in just four days, there is a ton of fun action about to occur. Be sure to tune in for top games throughout Thanksgiving weekend as both the Victory and the Motion brackets of the PK80 Tournament are stacked with talent and top programs.

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