NCAA Tournament Predictions

The NCAA released its March Madness Bracket a few days ago, and people all over North America are filling out their brackets.

I am no different. Last year, I won 10 pools out of 11 that I entered, as I picked Kansas to win it all. This year, however, is extremely tough to predict.

Here are my predictions for this year's NCAA Tournament:

MIDWEST:

Louisville over Play in winner- No. 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed. This year will be no different. Louisville has a great team.

Siena over Ohio State- Siena is a very underrated team, and have upset potential. Ohio State has been inconsistent this year.

Utah over Arizona-In my opinion, Arizona should not even be in this tourney. Utah's good size will over-match the Wildcats.

Wake Forest over Cleveland State- Closer game than one may think. In the end however, the Deacons will prove to be too much for Cleveland State.

West Virginia over Dayton- Every team in this tourney from the Big East have great teams. No upset here.

North Dakota State over Kansas-The shocker of the first round. Kansas is very young and inexperienced. The Bison are my Cinderella team this year.

USC over Boston College- USC is a hot team right now. This could be a classic ten over seven upset once again.

Michigan State over Robert Morris- The Spartans will come out flying this March with a solid first-round win.

SECOND ROUND:

Louisville over Siena- Louisville is too good of a team to even think about an upset in this game. This game could be close though.

Wake Forest over Utah- Wake Forest is a dangerous team, even though they were inconsistent this season. Utah is not on their level.

North Dakota State over West Virginia- Cinderella keeps dancing! Another shocking win over WVU for the Bison.

Michigan State over USC- The Trojans will be over-matched in this game. The Spartans will move on.

SWEET 16:

Louisville over Wake Forest- This will be one of the tournament's best games. High scoring and exciting with the Cards prevailing in the end.

Michigan State over North Dakota State- Cinderella's tournament will end in the Sweet Sixteen with a loss to the Spartans.

ELITE EIGHT:

Louisville over Michigan State- Another very good game here. The Cardinals are very dangerous and will over-power the Spartans.

WEST:

Connecticut over Chattanooga- Very convincing win here for the Huskies. Thabeet will have about 10 blocks.

BYU over Texas A&M-Both teams are pretty good in this matchup. I see the Cougars winning by less than four points here.

Northern Iowa over Purdue-The first-round shocker of the West Region. Purdue will show its inconsistency in this game.

Washington over Mississippi State-

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