National Title Contenders

I've previewed all the 1st and 2nd round matches for this coming weekend; now I'll take a more in-depth look at the top 8 seeds in the men's field.  I'll list what I think are each team's positives, negatives/concerns, and reasonable expectations along with potential roadblocks.

I put this out last Thursday but have updated the records and #s - everything else is still the same.

#1 Oklahoma (26-2)

Likely Road To National Championship - #16 UCLA, Georgia/Texas, Illinois/TCU/Wake Forest, Baylor/Virginia/USC.

Positives:

• Axel Alvarez & Andrew Harris - best 1-2 punch in the game with #1 Axel Alvarez and #7 Andrew Harris a combined 42-4 in dual match play.  Alvarez is undefeated and Harris's 4 losses came at #1. Knowing you have an almost guaranteed 2 points at 1 and 2 is huge.
• Florin Bragusi - been Mr. Clutch this season winning the deciding match against the former Mr. Clutch Ohio State's Kevin Metka, Virginia's J.C. Aragone, and Baylor's Felipe Rios. He also clinched against Rios in another match that was still tight and did the same against North Carolina's Oystein Steiro. 
• Alex Ghilea - has been Mr. Clutch #2 winning the deciding match against Texas's George Goldhoff and Baylor's Mate Zsiga. Ghilea also clinched against TCU's Arnau Dachs and USC's Max De Vroome in matches that were coming down the wire.
• Confidence - this team knows how to win when it counts.