Evansville and Illinois State are the sexy sleeper picks because they played well, or somewhat well at the end. But in reality, everything is wiped clean in the tournament and you are who you are. That's why I think Indiana State crushes Evansville's dreams in the first round and I think (and hope) UNI gets the job done against Illinois State in the other repeat rematch. Not that I'm scared of ISU Red if we should get to the semifinals, but just because I really can't stand Illinois State and a lot of their fans anymore.
SIU is sneaky and could very well pull off a game or two at the Lou. I honestly think the SIU-MSU game tonight is going to be one of the more interesting and fun games to watch in the whole tournament.