Vanderbilt will Win the NCAA Tournament - Reasons Why By Mike Hurley

The Vanderbilt University Commodores received an at large bid after going 20-12 in the regular season. Here is why they will win it all!

They can beat anybody on a given day:  The Dores have already proven they can beat a 4-seed, a 3-seed, and even a 2-seed, as they proved during the regular season by defeating the likes of Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 

Their coach is so hot right now:  If “Just Win Baby!” is the benchmark for a head coach, then Vandy is lucky to have Mark Byington at the helm. The dude just wins wherever he goes. He took Georgia Southern from 15-17 to three straight 20+ win seasons, then he took James Madison from 15-14 to 32-4 in two seasons. He’s now got Vandy back in the tournament for the first time since 2017. So hot. 

They’ve got a taste for winning: This year, the Vandy football team beat #1 ranked Alabama, and the Dores faithful lost their collective minds. They stormed the field, ripped down the goalpost, and marched it over 3 miles through downtown Nashville to dump it in the Cumberland River.  They stormed the court and whooped it up after beating Tennessee in hoops earlier this year. This fanbase is fired up and ready for a big win. Bring on Bama in round 2 baby!

Mike Hurley