It's never too early to get to know the teams you'll want to ride to victory in your office pool next week. So allow us to present the top 10 potential Giant Killers, based on our model's ratings. Some of these teams, like Cornell, already have qualified for the NCAA tourney. Others, like San Diego State, are navigating a crowded bubble field. And in the case of Marshall, it might take C-USA's auto bid to reach the tourney.
It's worth noting that these teams' chances of pulling off an upset will depend greatly on the relative vulnerability of their opponents, which is why we'll compute a percentage chance of an upset in every game once the bracket is released. But in the meantime, start studying up on these would-be assassins.
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Giant Killers is Insider's annual metrics-based forecast of NCAA tournament upsets. A Giant Killer is a team that beats a tourney opponent seeded at least five spots higher. For a full explanation of our model, click here.
Peter Keating
Peter Keating is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine, where he has covered investigative and financial stories since 1999. His work on concussions in football has earned awards from the Deadline Club, the New York Press Club and the Center for the Study of Sport in Society. He joined the Giant Killers team in 2008.
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Jordan Brenner
Jordan Brenner is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider. He has covered pro and college basketball for the last decade and launched the Giant Killers project in 2006.
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