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FSU basketball: Noles projected as No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Kelvin Hunt

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - MARCH 21: Head coach head coach Leonard Hamilton of the Florida State Seminoles signals from the bench as his team play against the Vermont Catamounts during the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at XL Center on March 21, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - MARCH 21: Head coach head coach Leonard Hamilton of the Florida State Seminoles signals from the bench as his team play against the Vermont Catamounts during the first round game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at XL Center on March 21, 2019 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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FSU basketball will rest the next few days before hosting No. 18 Virginia in a big ACC matchup. The Noles are projected as a No. 3 seed in NCAA Tournament.

No. 10 FSU basketball (14-2, 4-1 ACC) has been riding high since its road loss against Indiana in December.

The Noles have rattled off seven consecutive wins with four of those wins coming by double-digits.

More importantly, the Noles are 9-7 against the spread while covering the spread in their last three games.

That pretty impressive in ACC Conference play with the last two games being back-to-back road games at that.

The upcoming game against No. 18 Virginia is important. The three games after that are games where FSU basketball will be the betting favorite more than likely leading up to a showdown with No. 2 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

It’s a year the ACC Conference is down overall as there are only three teams ranked in the top 25.

Right now, the Noles are projected to be a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. If they can continue their strong play and win the ACC they would likely be a No. 1 seed as that’s what Duke is projected to be at the moment.

Thoughts

This something nobody saw coming, but it’s a testament to the formula Leonard Hamilton has created in Tallahassee. FSU is breaking teams down with their depth as they go nine or 10 deep at times during games.

Defensively, they are averaging 9.5 steals per game and 5.6 blocks while holding teams to 39 percent shooting from the floor. They average forcing teams to turn the ball over 18 times per game which is ranked No. 11 in the nation.

Offensively, they have three players averaging double figures, shoot free throws decently and only turn the ball over on average 13 times per game.

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This is a team as long as they play hard on the defensive side of the ball, could make some noise deep in the NCAA Tournament.

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