NCAA Tournament Update
I took a bath on my brackets. According to ESPN of 2.8 million entries in their March Madness contest only 15 people had 15 of 16 teams in the Sweet 16. I don’t feel bad I had 8, but the top of the Big East let me down. So let me revise. I started out 25-7 in the opening round, and died at 8-8 in the second round. Maybe college hoops aren’t my game, but I'll pretend to forget that.
In the Chicago regional Illinois should move on tonight over University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Illinois coach Weber's brother won a state championship this year, and I believe Illinois will follow the example. Arizona should beat Oklahoma State. I don't think OSU can shut down both Stoudamire and Frye. Illinois vs. Arizona is going to be a shootout. I think Illinois is too deep for Arizona, but I have been wrong a lot in this tournament.
In the Albuquerque regional Louisville and West Virginia look like a good bet to meet in the next round. Washington may surprise Louisville, but Coach Pitino won't be denied this close to the Final Four. He will come up with something Washington hasn't seen in order to gain an edge for Garcia and O'Bannon to shine.
In the Syracuse regional North Carolina has too much for Villanova. Villanova was a nice surprise this season, but the offensive power of North Carolina is going to be more than the Villanova defense can handle. NC State is coming off a huge win over defending national champion UConn. They will be the first test of the tournament for Wisconsin, who dispatched Northern Iowa and Bucknell, but they will be overmatched by NC State. I can guarantee a team from North Carolina will win the regional. It'll be North Carolina in the Final Four.
Moving on to the Austin regional Michigan State with the upset over Duke will be a guarantee. Duke isn't deep this year and Reddick has been on a cold streak. Without Reddick Duke doesn't have enough offensive firepower to get past Michigan State. I like Kentucky over Utah because Kentucky has more than enough talent to overmatch Utah. Andrew Bogut is a great player, but there is a fall off from there on the offensive end for Utah. Kentucky had too many shooters to not outscore Utah. Michigan State versus Kentucky will be one of the best games of the tournament. It's almost too close to call, but Kentucky edges out Michigan State this weekend.
Overall Revised Final Four Picks. Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
In the Chicago regional Illinois should move on tonight over University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Illinois coach Weber's brother won a state championship this year, and I believe Illinois will follow the example. Arizona should beat Oklahoma State. I don't think OSU can shut down both Stoudamire and Frye. Illinois vs. Arizona is going to be a shootout. I think Illinois is too deep for Arizona, but I have been wrong a lot in this tournament.
In the Albuquerque regional Louisville and West Virginia look like a good bet to meet in the next round. Washington may surprise Louisville, but Coach Pitino won't be denied this close to the Final Four. He will come up with something Washington hasn't seen in order to gain an edge for Garcia and O'Bannon to shine.
In the Syracuse regional North Carolina has too much for Villanova. Villanova was a nice surprise this season, but the offensive power of North Carolina is going to be more than the Villanova defense can handle. NC State is coming off a huge win over defending national champion UConn. They will be the first test of the tournament for Wisconsin, who dispatched Northern Iowa and Bucknell, but they will be overmatched by NC State. I can guarantee a team from North Carolina will win the regional. It'll be North Carolina in the Final Four.
Moving on to the Austin regional Michigan State with the upset over Duke will be a guarantee. Duke isn't deep this year and Reddick has been on a cold streak. Without Reddick Duke doesn't have enough offensive firepower to get past Michigan State. I like Kentucky over Utah because Kentucky has more than enough talent to overmatch Utah. Andrew Bogut is a great player, but there is a fall off from there on the offensive end for Utah. Kentucky had too many shooters to not outscore Utah. Michigan State versus Kentucky will be one of the best games of the tournament. It's almost too close to call, but Kentucky edges out Michigan State this weekend.
Overall Revised Final Four Picks. Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
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