Bracket Break Down

It's that time of year. I love March Madness. I go out on a limb because you know not every team people think will win will, so the question is which teams are going to be the teams this year to make the run. These are my picks for this years tournament game by game:

#16 in East: UTSA vs Alabama State- I pick UTSA for the heck of it

#16 in Southeast: UNC-ASh vs. Ark LR- I like UNC-Ash here, mainly because I don't like Arkansas

#12 in East: UAB vs. Clemson- I am taking Clemson but with everyone talking trash about UAB and how they shouldn't be in, I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Clemson and maybe WVU too.

#11 in Southwest: USC vs. VCU- VCU is another team people are upset they got in, well I like USC because of their freshmen PG Maurice "Pookie" Jones from Saginaw Arthur Hill who I got to see play a lot in high school coaching against him. So I take USC.


East:

OSU will destroy UTSA

Nova is falling off fast, so I will pick G Mason to win this game

WVU will beat Clemson who will run out of gas, with a short turn around.

I have Princeton beating Kentucky. I do this for a few reason, one, I hate Kentucky and Calapari, two, they start 3 freshmen and if they can't get past the elite 8 with that team last year, they can't do it this year, and I like Princeton, they have some nice inside play, and a few good guards.

I have X beating Marquette, I really like Xavier's guards and they are a good team.. fact: Only two teams have been to at least the sweet 16 in the last 3 years, Xavier and MSU.

Cuse will be IN State, unless Larry Bird comes back and plays

I like Wash, and don't like UGA is very good

UNC will roll over Long Island

2nd round:

OSU will beat G Mason, they only play 7, but those 7 are really good

WVU will beat Princeton, so basically if Kentucky does win, I need WVU to win this to be ok.

I like X to beat Cuse. Again Xavier has good guards and will tear the Cuse zone up.

UNC will beat Wash, by 15+

Sweet 16:

OSU will beat WVU and move on, again they play 7 players, they are all good.

UNC will end Xavier's run in the sweet 16

Elite 8:

OSU will beat UNC in what should be a great game.


West:

Duke will beat Hampton by 20+

I think Michigan-Tennessee will be a good game, but I like Michigan to win it.

Zona and their one great player will beat Memphis

Oakland will beat Texas for a few reason, Texas is young, and shoots bad for the foul line, and if Texas can't make a run when they have Durant and those guys, what makes you think Jordan Hamilton can, plus Oakland is a very good team, and has played road games at OSU, at Tenn, at Michigan and against MSU at the Palace, they will be ready.

I don't like Mizzu, but I really don't like Cinci, they played no one in the non conference season and shouldn't even have made the tournament, Mizzu wins

I like Bucknell and just like Cuse made that big run a few years ago to win the big east tournament and then lost to Vermont in the first round of the big dance, I thought about it, but I believe in Kemba, UConn wins a close game.

PSU beats Temple in a game where the first team to 40 wins

SD State will win their first NCAA tournament game ever over No Colorado

2nd round:

Duke will beat Michigan by 15+

Oakland has a good team, Zona has a great player, Oakland's team wins

UCONN will beat Mizzu, Mizzu isn't good, and Kemba is the man

SD State will beat PSU

Sweet 16:

Duke will end Oakland's run

UCONN will beat SD State

Elite 8:

Duke is too well coached and play too well together to lose to one great player, they win.

SouthWest:

Kansas isn't as smart as the players at Boston U, they are better at basketball however

ILL and UNLV I will take the Big Ten team, but nothing will surprise me here

Rich what... Richmond, they beat a not good Vandy team... the SEC isn't good

Louisville will win

I like USC to beat G-Town, I don't really like the way G-Town is playing right now, and USC is starting to play some decent basketball

Purdue will beat St Peter, and any other St they want to bring with them

I will take A&M but I hear Free Shoe should have Singleton back, their best player, so maybe FSU will win

As much as I want to go with MAC love, I hate Akron, and ND will make enough 3s to win

2nd round:

Kansas beats Ill, easy

Louisville will beat Richmond

Purdue will end USC's run

ND beats A&M

Sweet 16:

Kansas beats Louisville

Purdue beats ND, because ND will not shoot well all the time, and it will cost them.

Elite 9:

Purdue beats Kansas, I usually pick Kansas to lose early, cause I don't trust them, Purdue will get them in the elite 8.

SouthEast:

Pitt easy over UNC-Ash

I like Butler to beat ODU, they know how to play this time of year

I really like Utah State to win this game, they didn't win 30+ games on accident, though K-State is talented enough to make a elite 8 type run, so this game does worry me

Belmont is also a good team, but Wisconsin is good for a few wins in the tournament every year, this year, I have them getting a few more.

St John's has to go west, and they have won some big games, but they all were at MSG, Gonzaga is peaking at the right time, the Zags win

Jimmer beats Wofford

MSU has a great draw, UCLA does not have guys on their team use to playing in the tournament right now, MSU does, MSU wins

FL may be the worst 2 seed ever, but they will beat UCSB

2nd round:

I like Butler to beat Pitt, I really do

Wisconsin will beat Utah State, in a good game

Gonzaga and BYU is tough for me, I love Gonzaga and I want to go with them, but I remember when they lost to Steph Curry and Davidson a few years back, and they will do the same with Jimmer. BYU wins.

I did say FL may be the worst 2 seed ever right? MSU does March, just don't bet against Izzo, MSU will win.

Sweet 16:

Wisconsin and Butler should be a slow down defensive game, I think Wisconsin will win

Give Izzo a few days he will be ready for Jimmer, MSU wins

Elite 8:

Wisconsin ends MSU's run in a all Big Ten Regional Final.

Final Four:

OSU's 7 players stays out of foul trouble, Duke misses shots and OSU wins

Purdue beats Wisconsin in a old fashion Big Ten slug fest.

National Title Game:

OSU beats their Big Ten brother Purdue in the national title game since they have the right mix of young players and upperclassman. I'm right, you're wrong