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Gonzaga Basketball: Five pros and cons of picking the Zags to another Final Four

By Connor Hope

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: Gonzaga Bulldogs players huddle on the court before the championship game of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament against the Brigham Young Cougars at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulldogs won 74-54. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 06: Gonzaga Bulldogs players huddle on the court before the championship game of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament against the Brigham Young Cougars at the Orleans Arena on March 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulldogs won 74-54. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Why They Won’t: The Field

The biggest reason why Gonzaga won’t make the Final Four, is the same for pretty much every other team in the NCAA Tournament – the field. With 16 teams in each region, a team must win four, or five, games in a row to make it to the Final Four.

Winning four straight games under pressure is tough under normal circumstances, but with the NCAA Tournament hosting only the most deserving teams, even the best teams can fall victim to a poor performance.

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While the West Region is considered by most to be weakest, the field will always be a better bet than any individual team. Whether it is Ohio State, Xavier, UNC or someone else, the Zags are more likely to fall in the first to weekends than they are to make it to San Antonio.