The Six

Only six teams have a chance to win the NCAA national championship on April 2nd: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, and UCLA.

How can I be so sure? Well, in three of the last four years the national champion (Florida '06, North Carolina '05 and UConn '04) has ranked among the top 15 in offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.

Currently, the Badgers rank 11th in offensive efficiency and 6th in defensive efficiency. Here are how the other five teams rank offensively and defensively:

North Carolina (7th, 2nd)
Florida (2nd, 10th)
Texas A&M (9th, 4th)
Ohio St. (4th, 17th)
UCLA (14th, 8th)

Coincidentally, the Badgers' opponent tomorrow (Indiana) is one of the only other teams who could break into the top 15 in both categories (8th offensively, 24th defensively). It should be a great game in Bloomington tomorrow night.