NCAA commentary: Tournament will define BYU's season

St. John's hasn't "danced" since 2002, and experience matters in the win-or-go-home format, but the Red Storm are battle-tested in the Big East and should survive to face the Cougars. They have some impressive wins (Notre Dame, Duke, Connecticut, Pittsburgh) but haven't fared nearly so well on the road, losing to Seton Hall, Fordham and UCLA (as did BYU). They also managed to lose to St. Bonaventure.

Beyond those teams, looking further really is looking too far ahead, BYU is likely to see Florida and Pittsburgh. There is a possible matchup with vastly under-seeded Utah State, but if that happens, paint the state of Utah blue and scalp tickets to the Final Four.

What do others think of BYU's chances? It is a little early yet, but the Bleacherreport had three offerings while all the television reports seemed to favor BYU. View them here, here and here.