It’s hard to predict the Final Four. I’ve said before this season that I don’t think the two preseason favorites - Florida and North Carolina - will win it all.
Based on history, of course, it’s hard to tell. Two years ago, UNC and Illinois were expected to play for the title. [...]

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Some have called this the easiest road for a #1 seed, but I still think the South is easier. Florida should get past the Arizona-Purdue winner to reach the 16. Some of the TV heads have pointed to Davidson as a possible spoiler with an upset of Maryland, but I don’t think so. [...]

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I think this is the most difficult road for a #1 seed. It couldn’t have happened for a better team, either ;) North Carolina will have to beat the Marquette/Michigan State winner, then potentially face Texas and Georgetown to reach the Final Four. That’s quite a task, especially for a young team. [...]

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This region has a lot of names in it - Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Duke, Indiana, UCLA. There’s more tradition in this region than any other. Kansas and UCLA are the top two seeds and expected to meet in the regional final.
I don’t see Kentucky or Villanova knocking off Kansas, although Kansas has certainly [...]

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I picked this as the easiest road for a #1 seed. I think Ohio State will not have any problems getting to the regional final. I believe they’ll reach the sweet 16 without any trouble at all.
I’m picking them to meet Tennessee there. Tennessee has a great player in Lofton, [...]

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