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SBI sees Notre Dame as a sleeper to the quarterfinals... by G.K.Chesterton

...but is predicting Stanford prevents us from getting to the Final Four.

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STANFORD BRACKET

7 p.m. – Vermont vs. Rider; winner at (12) Virginia on Sunday.

8 p.m. – Loyola vs. Illinois; winner at (13) Notre Dame on Sunday.

8 p.m. – UCLA vs. Colgate; winner at (4) Louisville on Sunday.

10 p.m. – Cal State vs. Pacific; winner at (5) Stanford on Sunday.

PLAYERS TO WATCH – Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford), Adam Najem (Akron), Tim Kubel (Louisville), Ethan Kutler (Colgate), Brandon Aubrey (Notre Dame), Jon Gallagher (Notre Dame), Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville), Jackson Yueill (UCLA)

SLEEPER – Notre Dame. With a couple of standouts to help separate them, paired with a favorable Round of 32 matchup, Notre Dame could see themselves through to the quarterfinals.

FAVORITE – Stanford. Last year’s champions are likely to go far again in 2016, standing out as by far the strongest in their bracket.

SBI PICKS – Stanford beats Notre Dame, Louisville and Virginia fall out in the Round of 16