Mississippi State will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Mike Rusconi

1. Colleges with the word “State” attached to it are usually the red head stepchild of their state of residence, and therefore have a chip on their shoulder. This does not apply to Ohio State. 

2.  They have a bulldog for a mascot, you can reference my old columns about bulldogs being useless and the laziest mascot ever.  This is not a reason why they will win but it needed to be included. 

3.  The SEC is a loaded conference this year, so it stands to reason that Miss State could knock off a higher seed in the tournament strictly due to their level of competition this season.

4. There is nothing to do in Mississippi, so there are probably less distractions all season and the team is likely well disciplined.  

Mike Rusconi