NBK 2018: First Four edition

Spoiler alert — the Bonnies beat UCLA in the First Four tonight. So all our NBK hopefuls are alive going into Thursday’s general session.

Check out The Power Rank for their terrific interactive visualization tool of every team’s path to glory.

The Houston Cougars have the best chance of making the second weekend, followed by the TCU Horned Frogs. But the path to the Sweet Sixteen is a rocky one for a 6-seed, unless and until the 14 knocks out the 3.  Both Houston and TCU are rooting for fellow NBKers Montana and Bucknell, respectively.

Of the longer-shots, Buffalo has the best of the worst odds, as they are given a 7.1% chance of plowing through two sets of Wildcats.

NBK Rankings by Sweet Sixteen odds per The Power Rank. Additional data provided by Basketball Reference and KenPom.com.