11.   A loss to perennial powerhouse Florida State in the regional final cost him a trip to the College World Series.

12.   A regional final is for a wannabe like Connecticut to try to finally make it against a traditional power like UCLA.

13.   A regional final pitting the Blue Devils against either Miami or Cincinnati should be a keeper.

14.   A regional final matching Michigan State and Florida could be the game of the tournament.

15.   After the loss to North Carolina in the regional final last season, the Kentucky media criticized Rhodes for his lack of leadership and failed potential.

16.   But if the Tide gets past that game, it could find itself in the regional final.

17.   But Indiana will move on to the regional final and Duke will go home.

18.   But UConn is better than anyone in this bracket, and should advance to the regional final.

19.   But what Jim Harrick remembers about Albuquerque is less the bullwhip than the horsewhipping your team gave his in the regional final.

20.   But winning the regional final would be a new experience for every Connecticut player.