Yes, it is officially March Madness, starting Tuesday, with the First Four games in Dayton. Do not discount those games either, as remember, Virginia Commonwealth University went to the Final Four from there last season. Now, I don't foresee any of the last four teams in to make it to the Final Four this year, but when there are 9.2 quintillion possibilities within the bracket, you never know.
Now, for my final four prediction from each region.
East: I like Florida State considering what they did in the ACC this year, going 4-1 against North Carolina and Duke throughout the season, which is phenomenal, against those two teams which are the creme de la creme of the ACC. Granted, they will have some difficulty in facing Syracuse in the elite 8, but it will still be fun to see this team make its first ever final four.
West: Louisville, because they are led by their junior guard Peyton Siva, and they won the Big East conference tournament, which is arguably the toughest conference tournament of them all. Plus, this would create a great rematch from the regular season in the final four between Louisville and Kentucky.
Midwest: Go with the Tar Heels of North Carolina. They were the preseason number one, and they are playing as well as they ever have this season. Plus, they do have some magic in St. Louis, winning a title there in 2005.
South: I expect Kenutcky to come out of this region, because they've got a relatively easy road, as Duke is not that good this year, so while the possibility is there of another elite 8 match up in Atlanta. So, while this region may have the "names" that CBS/Turner would want, they are not going to get an amazing elite 8 game. Plus, Kentucky has the fuel to win as they just lost in the SEC title game.
Also, remember that you can compete against me in the NCAA tournament challenge on ESPN.com! This is the fun thing about brackets, you don't really have to know a whole lot about basketball to fill out your bracket. As with the bowl games in football, you've got some wacky team names like the Shockers of Wichita State, Bonnies of St. Bonaventure, Greyhounds of Loyola of Maryland, the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley State, the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State, the Catamounts of Vermont and the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky. So, it's just really fun and for bragging rights anyway. So, enjoy the madness beginning on Tuesday!
The link to the tournament challenge is: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=41914&entryID=477165
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