I know that this is not apnea realated, but midwest basketball is back!

9. Hinkle Hoosiers

Butler’s campus is located five miles from Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the Final Four in Indianapolis. Its home gym is the famed Hinkle Fieldhouse, where both the real-life inspiration for and final scenes of the movie “Hoosiers” were filmed.

Ten of Butler’s players and its coach, Brad Stevens, are from Indiana. They tend to shoot like Jimmy Chitwood – although Kentucky native Shelvin Mack may be the hottest of them all right now.

A true hometown Final Four – even better than Michigan State in Detroit – would be incredible for any team in any year. For such a prototypical Indiana basketball club, though, it would be even more special. Butler has work cut out for it (Syracuse first), but it doesn’t lack confidence or shooters.

“I’ve watched them play all year long,” Boeheim said. “They’re one of the best teams I’ve seen all year. I’ve had them in the top 10 in my poll from the very beginning of the year.”