Let the madness begin…
The games tip off in a few hours and I’ve yet to fill out a bracket. I didn’t even look at the bracket as a whole until this morning. It’s been a busy week, and I hope to fill out a bracket in full this morning. Until then, I will go ahead and submit my final four.
I’ve been seeing a lot of the picks by various heads on TV, and Tony Kornhesier has had several guests each day on his radio show laying out their picks. Almost everyone I’ve seen/heard has Kansas over Kentucky in the final. Even President Obama did.
I said to various people a couple of weeks ago Syracuse was my pick. Despite losing their final two games coming in and also the injury to Arinze Onuaku (he’s day to day and unlikely to play in their first round game), I’m going to stick with them as my champion. Not only that, I’m going to leave Kentucky and Kansas at home after the regionals.
Here’s how I see things, starting with the regional finals:
Midwest: I think both of these teams could potentially lose prior to this game. This is the toughest region in my opinion. Nevertheless, I’m going with Ohio State over Kansas. It’s probably unlikely, that’s my big upset.
West: I don’t think anyone will beat KSU in the first three rounds, but again, I’m counting on a healthy Syracuse team to reach Indianapolis. Syracuse over KSU.
South: Everyone’s picking Duke to lose early, but they are feelling have less pressure than the past few years, and have largely been under the radar this year, despite the #1 seed. It’s probably the most wide open region, yet I’m going with Duke over Notre Dame.
East: Kentucky is still the popular pick, but I think both Texas (if they play to their potential) and Wisconsin could give them trouble. Nevertheless, I’m going with “Calisleazy” to get the Wildcats to the regional final, where they will fall to West Virginia.
Championship Game: Syracuse edges West Virginia in an all-Big East final.
That’s it. That’s the list.
Now, we return you to your regularly scheduled programming, and have fun watching the games this weekend when, most likely, all of the teams I just mentioned lose. That’s generally how my bracket goes…
