Baylor and Gonzaga spent weeks trying to reschedule their canceled game. And at each press conference, Scott Drew would joke, “We’re hoping to play that in the Final Four or national championship.”
That becomes reality on Monday. The two best teams all season (it remains ridiculous anyone considered Illinois of Michigan in this tier) meet for one of the most hyped championship games ever.
KenPom gives Baylor a 35% chance. Torvik gives Baylor 34%. But those metrics don’t take into account whatever weight you want to give post-COVID Baylor.
From the beginning of the season through the Texas game, Baylor ranked just .