Saturday, March 10, 2018

March Madness Teams with Most NBA Talent

The toughest factor in choosing March Madness brackets may be how much to weigh NBA talent. On the one hand, a team like Kentucky located with NBA talent can click in at the end of the season and challenge for the title despite a lower www.kenpom.com rating. On the other hand, seniors are generally better college players than freshmen, and sometimes NBA talent can be looking ahead to the draft and lose one of their first two games.

First, we provide the bracket you would fill out if you wanted to pick the team with the most potential future NBA talent.  The number indicates who many lines you would put the team on in your bracket. A ".5" indicates it was a very close call. The biggest difference from this and most other bracket options is that Virginia will be favored over Kentucky or Arizona in the second round UNLESS you went by NBA talent. Both Arizona and Kentucky are loaded with NBA talent and Arizona is a 1.5 because it is a very close call to have them lose to Kentucky, but if they did then they would have a lot more NBA talent than Virginia (see the actual possible NBA players we are talking about at the bottom of the blog).


RegionSeedBracketNBA
South1Virginia2
South16UMBC
South8Creighton1
South9Kansas St.
South5Kentucky5
South12Davidson
South4Arizona1.5
South13Buffalo
South6Miami FL2.5
South11Loyola Chicago
South3Tennessee1
South14Wright St.
South7Nevada
South10Texas3
South2Cincinnati1
South15Georgia St.
West1Xavier1
West16North Carolina Central
West16Texas Southern
West8Missouri2.5
West9Florida St.
West5Ohio St.
West12San Diego St.1
West4Gonzaga4
West13UNC Greensboro
West6Houston1
West11South Dakota St.
West3Michigan2
West14Montana
West7Texas A&M1
West10Providence
West2North Carolina3
West15Lipscomb
East1Villanova4
East16LIU Brooklyn
East16Radford
East8Virginia Tech
East9Alabama1.5
East5West Virginia1
East12Murray St.
East4Wichita St.2
East13Marshall
East6Florida3
East11St. Bonaventure
East11UCLA
East3Texas Tech1.5
East14Stephen F. Austin
East7Arkansas1
East10Butler
East2Purdue2.5
East15Cal St. Fullerton
Midwest1Kansas3
Midwest16Penn
Midwest8Seton Hall
Midwest9North Carolina St.1.5
Midwest5Clemson1.5
Midwest12New Mexico St.
Midwest4Auburn2
Midwest13College of Charleston
Midwest6TCU
Midwest11Arizona St.
Midwest11Syracuse1.5
Midwest3Michigan St.2
Midwest14Bucknell
Midwest7Rhode Island
Midwest10Oklahoma1
Midwest2Duke6
Midwest15Iona

With all that being said, if you want to go with the most NBA talent then your top teams are; 1) Duke, 2) Kentucky and 3) Arizona. To compile these ratings we give 10 to 7 points for a potential 1st round NBA draft pick - led by DeAndre Ayton with a 10.0. A total of 251 current players have at least a small chance to make the NBA, so they can get prospect ratings as low a a couple of points. All the players are listed at the bottom of this post.

Most teams (251 of 351) do not have any NBA prospects, and 33 of the teams still alive for a March Madness appearance listed next had no NBA prospects.

TeamNBA talentNBA rank
Alabama24.815
Arizona44.53
Arizona St.7.059
Arkansas8.453
Arkansas Pine Bluff0.0999
Auburn8.551
Baylor13.232
Boise St.6.764
Bucknell0.0999
Buffalo0.0999
Butler5.877
Cal St. Fullerton0.0999
Cincinnati18.321
Clemson7.857
College of Charleston0.0999
Creighton13.629
Davidson1.7103
Duke55.11
Eastern Washington0.0999
Florida16.524
Florida St.11.438
Georgia Southern0.0999
Georgia St.0.0999
Gonzaga30.68
Grand Canyon0.0999
Harvard0.0999
Houston0.0999
Iona0.0999
Kansas32.06
Kansas St.6.467
Kentucky52.22
Lipscomb0.0999
LIU Brooklyn0.0999
Louisville30.87
Loyola Chicago0.0999
Marquette0.0999
Marshall5.381
Maryland24.914
Miami FL25.913
Michigan13.430
Michigan St.18.619
Middle Tennessee0.0999
Missouri26.012
Montana0.0999
Murray St.0.0999
Nebraska0.0999
Nevada17.023
New Mexico6.666
New Mexico St.3.591
North Carolina20.317
North Carolina Central0.0999
North Carolina St.23.516
Notre Dame8.155
Ohio St.5.182
Oklahoma13.828
Oklahoma St.13.133
Penn0.0999
Penn St.6.960
Providence6.369
Purdue14.125
Radford0.0999
Rhode Island9.645
Saint Mary's4.587
San Diego St.8.749
Seton Hall4.684
South Dakota St.0.0999
Southeastern Louisiana0.0999
St. Bonaventure9.644
Stephen F. Austin0.0999
Syracuse13.827
TCU6.765
Tennessee0.0999
Texas28.410
Texas A&M18.618
Texas Southern4.783
Texas Tech12.137
Toledo0.0999
UC Irvine0.0999
UCLA28.89
UMBC0.0999
UNC Greensboro0.0999
USC33.05
UT Arlington6.763
Villanova28.111
Virginia12.236
Virginia Tech9.346
West Virginia8.056
Western Kentucky0.0999
Wichita St.18.520
Wright St.0.0999
Xavier17.222

Below are all the NBA prospects whether or not they are on a team in the mix for the tournament.


School/TeamNBA ProspectClassProspect Rating
AlabamaCollin SextonFr.9.4
AlabamaDonta HallJr.6.4
AlabamaJohn PettyFr.6.0
AlabamaTevin MackJr.3.0
ArizonaDeAndre AytonFr.10.0
ArizonaRawle AlkinsSo.6.8
ArizonaAllonzo TrierJr.6.5
ArizonaDusan RisticSr.5.0
ArizonaKeanu PinderSr.4.3
ArizonaChance ComancheSo.4.0
ArizonaChase JeterJr.3.6
ArizonaBrandon RandolphFr.2.4
ArizonaEmmanuel AkotFr.1.9
Arizona St.Zylan CheathamJr.3.6
Arizona St.Remy MartinFr.1.9
Arizona St.Romello WhiteFr.1.5
ArkansasDaniel GaffordFr.8.4
AuburnAustin WileySo.6.9
AuburnChuma OkekeFr.1.6
BaylorJo Lual-AcuilSr.5.8
BaylorJohnathan MotleyJr.5.7
BaylorTristan ClarkFr.1.7
Boise St.Chandler HutchisonSr.6.7
Boston CollegeJerome RobinsonJr.7.4
Boston CollegeKy BowmanSo.5.9
ButlerKelan MartinSr.5.8
CaliforniaIvan RabbSo.4.2
Central MichiganMarcus KeeneJr.4.5
CincinnatiJacob EvansJr.6.6
CincinnatiKyle WashingtonSr.5.0
CincinnatiGary ClarkSr.4.7
CincinnatiKeith WilliamsFr.2.0
ClemsonDonte GranthamSr.4.9
ClemsonMarcquise ReedJr.3.0
ColoradoGeorge KingSr.4.5
ColoradoMcKinley WrightFr.1.4
ConnecticutJalen AdamsJr.3.6
CreightonKhyri ThomasJr.8.5
CreightonMarcus FosterSr.5.1
DavidsonKellan GradyFr.1.7
DaytonKostas AntetokounmpoFr.1.9
DukeMarvin BagleyFr.9.8
DukeWendell CarterFr.9.5
DukeGary TrentFr.8.7
DukeGrayson AllenSr.7.9
DukeTrevon DuvalFr.7.0
DukeMarques BoldenSo.6.3
DukeLuke KennardSo.4.3
DukeAlex O'ConnellFr.1.6
FloridaJalen HudsonJr.6.5
FloridaDevin RobinsonJr.5.4
FloridaJohn EgbunuSr.4.6
Florida Gulf CoastHaanif CheathamJr.3.2
Florida St.Xavier Rathan-MayesJr.5.2
Florida St.Dwayne BaconSo.4.2
Florida St.MJ WalkerFr.2.1
GeorgetownLJ PeakJr.5.2
GeorgetownJessie GovanJr.3.1
GeorgiaYante MatenSr.6.5
GeorgiaRayshaun HammondsFr.2.3
Georgia TechJosh OkogieSo.6.5
Georgia TechBen LammersSr.4.9
GonzagaRui HachimuraSo.7.3
GonzagaKillian TillieSo.6.9
GonzagaNigel Williams-GossJr.5.6
GonzagaJohnathan WilliamsSr.5.2
GonzagaZach NorvellFr.2.0
GonzagaCorey KispertFr.2.0
GonzagaJacob LarsenFr.1.6
IndianaJames BlackmonJr.5.1
IndianaOG AnunobySo.4.1
IndianaThomas BryantSo.3.9
Iowa St.Lindell WiggintonFr.5.9
KansasSviatoslav MykhailiukSr.7.0
KansasDevonte GrahamSr.6.8
KansasUdoka AzubuikeSo.6.6
KansasLagerald VickJr.6.3
KansasDedric LawsonJr.3.7
KansasMarcus GarrettFr.1.7
Kansas St.Barry BrownJr.6.4
KentuckyKevin KnoxFr.9.2
KentuckyShai Gilgeous-AlexanderFr.9.0
KentuckyHamidou DialloFr.7.0
KentuckyJarred VanderbiltFr.6.2
KentuckyNick RichardsFr.6.1
KentuckyPJ WashingtonFr.5.9
KentuckyIsaac HumphriesSo.3.6
KentuckyIsaiah BriscoeSo.3.5
KentuckyQuade GreenFr.1.7
La SalleBJ JohnsonSr.4.6
LouisvilleRaymond SpaldingJr.6.4
LouisvilleJaylen JohnsonJr.5.0
LouisvilleQuentin SniderSr.5.0
LouisvilleAnas MahmoudSr.4.9
LouisvilleDonovan MitchellSo.4.3
LouisvilleDeng AdelJr.3.8
LouisvilleMalik WilliamsFr.1.4
LSUKavell Bigby-WilliamsSr.5.1
LSUAntonio BlakeneySo.3.9
LSUTremont WatersFr.2.3
MarshallJon ElmoreJr.5.3
MarylandBruno FernandoFr.8.6
MarylandKevin HuerterSo.6.1
MarylandMelo TrimbleJr.5.5
MarylandMichal CekovskySr.4.7
Miami FLLonnie WalkerFr.8.8
Miami FLBruce BrownSo.6.6
Miami FLDewan HuellSo.6.2
Miami FLJaQuan NewtonSr.4.3
MichiganMoritz WagnerJr.7.1
MichiganCharles MatthewsSo.6.3
Michigan St.Jaren JacksonFr.9.7
Michigan St.Miles BridgesSo.8.9
MinnesotaNate MasonSr.4.4
MinnesotaIsaiah WashingtonFr.1.5
MississippiDevontae ShulerFr.1.9
Mississippi St.Quinndary WeatherspoonJr.3.5
Mississippi St.Nick WeatherspoonFr.2.2
MissouriMichael PorterFr.9.9
MissouriJontay PorterFr.7.6
MissouriJordan BarnettSr.6.2
MissouriJeremiah TilmonFr.2.3
Missouri St.Alize JohnsonSr.6.7
Montana St.Tyler HallJr.3.1
NevadaKendall StephensSr.6.8
NevadaCaleb MartinJr.6.2
NevadaCam OliverSo.4.0
New MexicoJaQuan LyleJr.3.3
New MexicoCarlton BraggJr.3.2
New Mexico St.Sidy NdirSo.3.5
North CarolinaJustin JacksonJr.5.7
North CarolinaJoel BerrySr.5.1
North CarolinaTheo PinsonSr.4.9
North CarolinaCameron JohnsonJr.4.5
North Carolina St.Omer YurtsevenSo.7.2
North Carolina St.Allerik FreemanSr.4.8
North Carolina St.Abdul Malik AbuSr.4.4
North Carolina St.Torin DornJr.3.8
North Carolina St.Maverick RowanSo.3.3
NortheasternJeremy MillerJr.3.0
NorthwesternVic LawJr.3.0
Notre DameBonzie ColsonSr.6.0
Notre DameDJ HarveyFr.2.1
Ohio St.Keita Bates-DiopSr.5.1
OklahomaTrae YoungFr.9.3
OklahomaKhadeem LattinSr.4.5
Oklahoma St.Jeffrey CarrollSr.5.4
Oklahoma St.Jawun EvansSo.4.2
Oklahoma St.Yankuba SimaJr.3.5
OregonTroy BrownFr.8.1
OregonJordan BellJr.5.7
OregonDillon BrooksJr.5.6
OregonElijah BrownSr.4.8
OregonTyler DorseySo.4.0
OregonVictor BaileyFr.1.8
OregonAbu KigabFr.1.6
OregonKenny WootenFr.1.4
Oregon St.Drew EubanksJr.3.6
Oregon St.Stephen ThompsonJr.2.9
Oregon St.Tres TinkleSo.2.9
Oregon St.Ethan ThompsonFr.1.5
Penn St.Tony CarrSo.6.9
PittsburghMarcus CarrFr.1.8
ProvidenceJalen LindseySr.4.4
ProvidenceMakai Ashton-LangfordFr.1.8
PurdueVince EdwardsSr.5.3
PurdueIsaac HaasSr.4.6
PurdueCaleb SwaniganSo.4.1
Rhode IslandEC MatthewsSr.5.3
Rhode IslandJared TerrellSr.4.3
RutgersCorey SandersJr.3.4
Saint Mary'sJock LandaleSr.4.5
San Diego St.Malik PopeSr.5.0
San Diego St.Jeremy HemsleyJr.3.7
Seton HallAngel DelgadoSr.4.6
SMUShake MiltonJr.6.4
SMUSemi OjeleyeJr.5.7
SMUEthan ChargoisFr.1.8
South CarolinaBrian BowenFr.6.0
South CarolinaPJ DozierSo.4.1
St. BonaventureJaylen AdamsSr.6.6
St. BonaventureJalen PoyserJr.3.0
St. John'sShamorie PondsSo.6.1
St. John'sKassoum YakweJr.2.9
StanfordReid TravisJr.4.8
StanfordDaejon DavisFr.2.0
StanfordOscar da SilvaFr.1.7
SyracuseO'Shae BrissettFr.6.5
SyracuseTyler LydonSo.4.2
SyracuseFranklin HowardJr.3.1
TCUKenrich WilliamsSr.6.7
TempleObi EnechionyiaSr.5.2
TempleShizz AlstonJr.3.2
TexasMohamed BambaFr.9.6
TexasJericho SimsFr.6.9
TexasKerwin RoachJr.6.6
TexasEric DavisJr.3.2
TexasMatt ColemanFr.2.1
Texas A&MRobert WilliamsSo.8.3
Texas A&MDJ HoggJr.3.8
Texas A&MTyler DavisJr.3.4
Texas A&MAdmon GilderJr.3.1
Texas SouthernDonte ClarkSr.4.7
Texas TechZhaire SmithFr.6.9
Texas TechZach SmithSr.5.3
TulaneMelvin FrazierJr.6.1
UABWilliam LeeSr.4.4
UCFTacko FallJr.3.3
UCLAAaron HolidayJr.8.2
UCLAKris WilkesFr.6.7
UCLAJaylen HandsFr.6.3
UCLAThomas WelshSr.5.6
UCLAChris SmithFr.2.1
UNLVBrandon McCoyFr.7.5
USCChimezie MetuJr.7.7
USCDe'Anthony MeltonSo.5.9
USCElijah StewartJr.5.6
USCJordan McLaughlinSr.4.9
USCBennie BoatwrightSo.3.9
USCShaqquan AaronJr.3.3
USCCharles O'BannonFr.1.6
UT ArlingtonKevin HerveySr.6.7
UtahKyle KuzmaJr.5.8
VanderbiltMatthew Fisher-DavisSr.5.5
VCUMarcus EvansJr.3.1
VillanovaMikal BridgesJr.9.1
VillanovaJalen BrunsonJr.6.8
VillanovaOmari SpellmanFr.6.0
VillanovaPhil BoothJr.4.7
VillanovaJermaine SamuelsFr.1.5
VirginiaDeAndre HunterFr.6.4
VirginiaKyle GuySo.5.8
Virginia TechNickeil Alexander-WalkerFr.6.2
Virginia TechChris ClarkeJr.3.2
Wake ForestJohn CollinsSo.4.2
Wake ForestBryant CrawfordJr.3.8
Wake ForestChaundee BrownFr.1.9
WashingtonMatisse ThybulleJr.3.7
WashingtonJaylen NowellFr.2.2
Washington St.Robert FranksJr.6.3
West VirginiaJevon CarterSr.4.7
West VirginiaEsa AhmadJr.3.3
Western MichiganThomas WilderSr.6.1
Wichita St.Landry ShametSo.7.8
Wichita St.Markis McDuffieJr.5.9
Wichita St.Zach BrownSr.4.8
WisconsinEthan HappJr.6.0
XavierTrevon BluiettSr.5.8
XavierJP MacuraSr.5.4
XavierEdmond SumnerSo.4.1
XavierPaul ScruggsFr.2.0

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