Yet, you won't even take into consideration Michigan's injuries. The main reason people like Clark Kellogg and Jay Bilas (two of the few guys I respect in the business) didn't pick Michigan is because of Cason's injury (Who upped his game late in the season and was consistently scoring in double figures while shooting 50% fg and 40% from 3). His injury had an impact on rotations that Dusty May had to figure out quickly which he did in time for the NCAA tournament. Michigan had an easier path due to injuries to other teams, but Michigan's guard depth was severely depleted when Cason tore his ACL. The versatilely he offered to counter smaller/quicker lineups and providing another shooter/driver was missed late in the season.