SB Nation Reacts: Former Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson predicted to reach Final Four at Houston

As a new head coach takes charge in Bloomington, SB Nation readers predict a former one to lead his team to the Final Four through Indianapolis.

As Darian DeVries begins to take on the challenges of the Indiana job in Bloomington, one of its former occupants is relatively short drive away in Indianapolis looking to lead his current program to the heights the Hoosiers have only been able to dream of for two decades.

Kelvin Sampson and Houston are once again in the Sweet Sixteen, having reached the second weekend as the 1-seed in the Midwest Region. Joining him at Lucas Oil Stadium is something of a rogues gallery for Indiana.

He’ll face off against 4-seed Purdue, the Hoosiers’ in-state rival, on Friday night. Should the Cougars win that game he’ll have a shot at the winner between 3-seed Kentucky, an Ohio River border rival of Indiana from days of yore, and 2-seed Tennessee.

Asked which of these four teams would win the region and advance to the Final Four in San Antonio, SB Nation readers strongly predicted Houston to come out on top:

Houston currently has the fourth best odds to win this year’s NCAA Tournament at +550, per FanDuel. The Cougars are behind Auburn, Florida and Duke to be crowned national champions.