Its that time of the year again. The most watched and interactive sporting event in the country is back. March Madness is here and with the new format, who is going to take it all in the 68 team field. The second set of first four games is tonight, but as with every NCAA Tournament Bracket challenge, we won’t talk about those.
East Region:
2nd Round
#1 Ohio State over #16 UTSA
#2 North Carolina over #15 Long Island
#3 Syracuse over #14 Indiana St.
#4 Kentucky over #13 Princeton
#5 West Virginia over #12 Clemson
#6 Xavier over #11 Marquette
#7 Washington over #10 Georgia
#8 George Mason over #9 Villanova
3rd Round
#1 Ohio State over #8 George Mason
#2 North Carolina over #7 Washington
#3 Syracuse over #6 Xavier
#4 Kentucky over #5 West Virginia
Regional Semifinals – Sweet 16
#4 Kentucky over #1 Ohio State
#2 North Carolina over #3 Syracuse
Regional Finals – Elite 8
#4 Kentucky over #2 North Carolina
West Region:
2nd Round
#1 Duke over #16 Hampton
#2 San Diego St. over #15 Northern Colorado
#3 Connecticut over #14 Bucknell
#4 Texas over # 13 Oakland
#5 Arizona over # 12 Memphis
#6 Cincinnati over #11 Missouri
#7 Temple over #10 Penn St.
#8 Michigan over #9 Tennessee
3rd Round
#1 Duke over #8 Michigan
#2 San Diego St. over #7 Temple
#3 Connecticut over #6 Cincinnati
#5 Arizona over #4 Texas
Regional Semifinals – Sweet 16
#5 Arizona over #1 Duke
#3 Connecticut over #2 San Diego St.
Regional Finals – Elite 8
#5 Arizona over #3 Connecticut
Southwest Region:
2nd Round
#1 Kansas over #16 Boston University
#2 Notre Dame over #15 Akron
#3 Purdue over #14 Saint Peter’s
#4 Louisville over #13 Morehead St
#12 Richmond over #5 Vanderbilt
#6 Georgetown over #11 VCU
#10 Florida St over # 7 Texas A&M
#9 Illinois over #8 UNLV
3rd Round
#1 Kansas over #9 Illinois
#2 Notre Dame over #10 Florida St
#6 Georgetown over #3 Purdue
#4 Louisville over #12 Richmond
Regional Semifinals – Sweet 16
#1 Kansas over #4 Louisville
#2 Notre Dame over #6 Georgetown
Regional Finals – Elite 8
#1 Kansas over #2 Notre Dame
Southeast Region
2nd Round
#1 Pittsburgh over #16 UNC Ashville
#2 Florida over #15 UC Santa Barbara
#3 BYU over #14 Wofford
#13 Belmont over #4 Wisconsin
#5 Kansas St over #12 Utah St
#6 St. John’s over #11 Gonzaga
#10 Michigan St. over #7 UCLA
#8 Butler over #9 Old Dominion
3rd Round
#1 Pittsburgh over #8 Butler
#10 Michigan St. over #2 Florida
#3 BYU over #6 St. John’s
#5 Kansas St over #13 Belmont
Regional Semifinals – Sweet 16
#1 Pittsburgh over #5 Kansas St
#3 BYU over #10 Michigan St
Regional Finals – Elite 8
#1 Pittsburgh over #3 BYU
Final Four
Arizona over Kentucky
Kansas over Pittsburgh
National Championship
Arizona over Kansas
All I gotta say is Derrick Williams is a beast. The Wildcats are deep and poised to make a run, and with the benefit of a few upsets, they can make a run to the title.
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