Bracket Breakdown: Math Behind VCU’s Run Is Unbelievable

You don’t need me to tell you that VCU’s run to the Final Four was improbable. But let’s take a look at just how unforeseeable it really has been.

During the NCAA Tournament , the Rams have improved their offensive and defensive efficiency by more than twice as much as any team did in last season’s tournament. The change is so dramatic that you’d think that we’re dealing with an invasion of the body snatchers. Would whoever kidnapped the average three point-shooting, defensively suspect Rams please return them to Earth?

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Jamie Skeen Hopes to Continue His Redemption

RICHMOND, Va. – VCU was blown out by George Mason less than three weeks ago in the second game of a stretch of four losses in five games to end the regular season. With a semifinal game against the Patriots beckoning, Jamie Skeen was asked about playing them again and described it as “our chance to redeem ourselves.” Redemption is a subject he knows something he knows a little about, because Jamie Skeen’s time at VCU is a story of just that.

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