The Countdown to March Madness - A Random Starting Five - Day 8

Happy March College Hoops Fans! The countdown until the Big Dance is on, and it's time to play the "what if" game.

I fired up all the old random team generator, took the five starters from these teams, and compiled there stats.

Would this team make the tournament?

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The Random Team Generator (via randomlists.com/random-ncaa-basketball)

1. San Diego State

2. Syracuse

3. Grambling State

4. Indiana

5. Mississippi State

Results

1. PG: Darrion Trammell (8.6 ppg / 1.4 rpg / 2.8 apg) - San Diego State

2. SG: Judah Mintz (19..4 ppg / 2.4 rpg / 5.2 apg) - Syracuse

3. SF: Jourdan Smith (10.8 ppg / 7.6 rpg / 1.8 apg) - Grambling State

4. PF: Trayce Jackson-Davis (21.6 ppg / 9.8 rpg / 5.0 apg) - Indiana

5. C: Tolu Smith (18.2 ppg / 9.0 rpg / 2.2 apg) - Mississippi State

STARTER STATS: 78.6 ppg / 30.2 rpg / 17.0 apg

Would this team make the tournament?

Hypothetical Rankings (based on starter stats)

1. Day 3: 85.2 ppg / 28.2 rpg / 18.6 apg

2. Day 8: 78.6 ppg / 30.2 rpg / 17.0 apg

3. Day 4: 76.0 ppg / 26.4 rpg / 9.4 apg

4. Day 5: 67.0 ppg / 23.2 rpg / 13.0 apg

5. Day 7: 65.6 ppg / 22.6 rpg / 7.6 apg

6. Day 2: 64.6 ppg / 22.4 rpg / 7.8 apg

7. Day 6: 64.2 ppg / 27.8 rpg / 12.0 apg

8. Day 1: 54.2 ppg / 22.0 rpg / 11.0 apg