Winning your bracket challenge isn’t always about nailing who wins it all, but who not to pick for that deep run. Sports Illustrated is here to help you decide which men’s basketball teams might be best to avoid that could see their seasons end during the first weekend of the tournament. These are the annual Danger Rankings, the five teams seeded in the top four that might struggle to survive the first two rounds of the Big Dance. Some are teams with clear vulnerabilities; others are ones that drew difficult matchups.
Here are five teams you may want to avoid picking to make that deep run:
