Austin Peay Governors – March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2016

South No. 16 – Austin Peay (Overall: 18-17, Conf: 7-9)

Team Strengths:

Looking for an underdog team to root for that has fantastic momentum heading into the Big Dance? Look no further than Austin Peay.

The Governors won their last six contests of the season, including the Ohio Valley Conference championship game. Oh, and did we mention that they were the eighth and final seed in that tournament, and that they also needed to win their last two regular season games just to qualify for the OVC title hunt?

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Team Weaknesses:

Beyond senior center Chris Horton and sophomore guard Josh Robinson, the Governors are left with no other viable options in their roster that can at least realistically compete with most of the Big Dance’s more imposing programs.

Speaking of imposing, Austin Peay even has the tallest order amongst all other aspiring teams at the tournament: having to face and hopefully defeat No. 1 Kansas in the first round. Can a team fueled merely by a six-game high trump the one and only school in the nation to reach the 30-win plateau? We highly doubt it.

Team Stats:

Category	Stat	NCAA Rank
Points Per Game	74.7	124
Rebounds Per Game	35.9	164
Blocks Per Game	2.8	246
3-Point Percentage	34.9%	163
Free Throw Percentage	67.0%	283

Starting Lineup:

Position	Name	PPG
F	Kenny Jones	7.9
C	Chris Horton	18.9
G	Khalil Davis	11.0
G	Josh Robinson	16.8
G	Jared Savage	6.4

Writer’s Prediction:

The Governors get picked apart by the Jayhawks in the first round.

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