Potential First Round Upsets For March Madness

Teams that fit some key characteristics when searching for First Round upsets in the NCAA Tournament.

#10 Rutgers checks multiple boxes.

LOWER-SEEDED, BUT HIGHER-RANKED IN KENPOM/MASSEY RATINGS
#9 Wisconsin (10 KP, 13 Massey) vs. #8 UNC (28 KP, 20 Massey)
#9 St. Bonaventure (25 KP), #8 LSU (29 KP)
#10 Rutgers (34 KP, 29 Massey) #7 Clemson (42, KP, 40 Massey)

LOWER-SEEDED TEAMS THAT ARE FAVORED
#10 Rutgers -2

9, 10, 11 SEEDS WHO ARE UNDERDOGS BY 4 OR LESS POINTS
#9 Bonaventure PK
#9 Wisconsin +1
#9 GT +2
#9 Missouri +2
#10 VT PK
#10 Maryland +4
#11 Syracuse +2
#12 Georgetown +4

DOUBLE-DIGITS SEEDS IN TOP 50 OF KENPOM OFFENSIVE EFFICENCY
#10 Maryland (42)
#11 Drake (19)
#11 Syracuse (22)
#11 UCLA (26)
#13 Ohio (29)
#14 Colgate (43)

DOUBLE-DIGIT SEEDS WITH HIGH TURNOVER DIFFERENTIALS
#11 Drake (45)
#11 Syracuse (21)
#12 UCSB (30)
#13 UNC Greensboro (15)
#14 Abilene Christian (1)