I am not in any basketball pools. These are for entertainment purposes only. My picks are as follows:
Chicago region--UW-Milwaukee (12) over Alabama (5), no other upsets
Albuquerque region--Creighton (10) over WVU (7), Gonzaga (3) over Wake Forest (2) in semifinal, no other upsets
Syracuse region--NC State (10) over Charlotte (7), Kansas (3) wins the region, no other upsets
Austin region--Iowa (10) over Cincinnati (7), no other upsets
Do I have a thing for #10 seeds? Yes, I do. I always pick at least one. Upsets will be hard to come by, however. For example, I like UNI (11), but I don't see them having much of a chance against Wisconsin. I always pick a (12), UW-Mil. has the best chance of the four. The other 5/12 games should be good, with the (5) winning.
I would pick Winthrop (a 14 seed with the longest active winning streak in the NCAA) in the first round except for one thing--I never go against Gonzaga in the first round. Never.
I can see a lot of these games going down to the wire, and that's all that really matters to me.
In the finals, I'll take Illinois over Duke.
But remember, your picks are as good as mine until noon tomorrow! We now return to your regularly scheduled econoblogging.
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