Who is going to win the NCAA Tournament in 2014

By: Jared Haack

The Favorite to Win

The favorite to win next year is Kentucky. They have the best recruiting class of 2014. The Players are: Julius Randle PF #3 in the ESPN 100 Andrew Harrison PG #5 in the ESPN 100 James Young SF #6 in the ESPN 100 Aaron Harrison SG #7 in the ESPN 100 Dakari Johnson C #11 in the ESPN 100 Marcus Lee PF #18 in the ESPN 100 Not in the ESPN 100 Derek Willis Dominique Hawkins

#2 Louisville Cardinals
They only lost senior guard Peyton Siva. They will be good again since they are keeping almost every key player from last years National Championship Team. They also add 4 recruits. The Players are: Anton Gill SG #44 in the ESPN 100 Terry Rozier PG Akoy Agau PF #76 in the ESPN 100 Chris Jones PG

#3 Michigan St. Spartans (MSU)

The Spartans only senior center Derrick Nix. They have a chance to win with their Elite Eight appearance team from 2013. Including: Keith Appling Branden Dawson Adrian Payne Travis Trice Denzel Valentine

#4 Arizona Wildcats
Arizona lost it's top 4 scorers from last year. But they have transfer TJ McConnell and 3 recruits in the ESPN 100. The Players are: Aaron Gordon PF #4 in the ESPN 100 Ronde Hollis-Jefferson PF #16 in the ESPN 100 Elliot Pitts SG #100 in the ESPN 100

#5 Duke Blue Devils

They lost their top 3 scorers from last year. But they have the number 2 ranked player in the ESPN 100. They also have 2 others coming in. The players are: Jabari Parker SF #2 in the ESPN 100 Matt Jones SG #32 in the ESPN 100 Semi Ojeleye SF #36 in the ESPN 100

#6 Ohio St. Buckeyes (OSU)

They only lost leading scorer Deshaun Thomas. They would have #2 if he had opted to stay for his senior season.

#7 Florida Gators
|They lost their top 3 scorers from last year but have 2 5 star recruits coming in the fill their spots.| |They also have some key players returning to play to.|

The 5 star recruits are: Kasey Hill PG #9 in the ESPN 100 Chris Walker PF #14 in the ESPN 100

#8 North Carolina (UNC)

They will have the same team as last year and 3 more recruits coming in. They are trying to turn the UNC program around from the previous years. The 3 recruits are: Isaiah Hicks PF #17 in the ESPN 100 Kennedy Meeks C #41 in the ESPN 100 Nate Britt PG #93 in the ESPN 100

#9 Marquette Golden Eagles

Almost every key player will return next year for the Golden Eagles. They lost two key parts in the back court Junior Cadougan and Trent Lockett. They also have 3 recruits coming in to fill their spots. Those players are: JaJuan Johnson SG #26 in the ESPN 100 Deonte Burton SF #49 in the ESPN 100 Duane Wilson PG #55 in the ESPN 100

#10 Syracuse Orange

They lost 3 players to the NBA draft. Those 3 players were key parts to the 2-3 zone Syracuse runs and their offense. They have 2 recruits coming to fill the roles of those 3 players. Those players are: Tyler Roberson PF #27 in the ESPN 100 Tyler Ennis PG #38 in the ESPN 100

What team to Watch for

If Andrew Wiggins chooses Florida St. they could be one of the best teams in the tournament to. Andrew Wiggins is the #1 in the ESPN 100. They also have: Xaiver Rathan-Mayes #40 in the ESPN 100 He is a teammate of Andrew Wiggins at Huntington Prep in West Virginia. They also grew up together in Ontario Canada. This may have a impact on who he chooses.

I think
My team to win the tournament next year is the Kentucky Wildcats.