Memphis basketball March Madness predictions: Projecting where Tigers could land
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Memphis basketball team's March Madness picture is coming into focus.
Or, is it?
The 17th-ranked Tigers (28-5) advanced to the AAC tournament championship with a 78-77 win over Tulane Saturday at Dickies Arena. Dain Dainja drained 23 points and corralled 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double this season. Moussa Cisse added a double-double of his own against the Green Wave, while PJ Haggerty's clutch free throw shooting (eight in the final 40 seconds) and whatever-it-takes defense in crunch time also helped lift the Tigers.
Penny Hardaway's team will face either UAB or North Texas for the tournament title on Selection Sunday (2:15 p.m., ESPN).
The NCAA tournament selection show will follow shortly afterward. It's then Memphis will find out what seed it will be, its first-round opponent and where that game will be played.
What should the Tigers expect Sunday?
Memphis basketball March Madness prediction
The jury is still apparently divided on the spot the Tigers will occupy.
Some bracketologists believe Memphis will be an 8-seed. Others see it as a 7. And there are others still who continue to contend the Tigers are a 6-seed.
Beyond that, uncertainty lingers over whether or not the result of Sunday's AAC tournament title game will help or hurt the Tigers' position.
Prediction: We will continue to split the difference and call Memphis a 7-seed.
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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball predictions for March Madness: Where it could land
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