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I don't have Insider so I couldn't see what they said for SMU, but for Villanova they mention SMU and Duke as potential pitfalls. SMU and Duke, the 2 and 6 seed no other team. How far we have come.

EAST

1. Villanova
Best-case scenario: The defending national champs reign for another year by becoming the first team since Florida in 2006 and 2007 to win back-to-back titles.
Worst-case scenario: The Wildcats fail to reach the Final Four after suffering a loss to a stacked but unpredictable Duke team or a dangerous SMU squad.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ament-team

6. SMU
Best case: Semi Ojeleye becomes a hero and catalyst for an SMU squad that boasts the personnel on both ends of the floor to beat Duke in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight.
Worst case: Instead of facing February's Baylor in the second round, the Mustangs run into the Bears who played like they did in November and December and go home in the second round.