March Madness 2014 Bracket: Complete Round 2 Picks for Your Printable Sheet

With the first round of action just about completed, the field of 64 teams that will compete in Round 2 of the 2014 NCAA tournament is beginning to come to fruition. This is the time to get your March Madness bracket prepped and ready.

Before you print your sheet and begin inking in which teams will progress into the later rounds of the tournament, be weary of slumping favorites and Cinderella candidates. When these teams meet, brackets can get busted pretty quickly.

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Let's take a look at the complete second round of the tournament and predict the winner for each game, followed by some analysis for a few crucial matchups.

Round 2 Predictions

Region	Matchup	Winner
South	Albany vs. Florida	Florida
South	Pitt vs. Colorado	Pitt
South	Stephen F. Austin vs. VCU	VCU
South	Tulsa vs. UCLA	UCLA
South	Dayton vs. Ohio State	Ohio State
South	W. Michigan vs. Syracuse	Syracuse
South	Stanford vs. New Mexico	New Mexico
South	E. Kentucky vs. Kansas	Kansas
West	Weber State vs. Arizona	Arizona
West	Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State
West	North Dakota State vs. Oklahoma	North Dakota State
West	New Mexico State vs. San Diego State	San Diego State
West	Nebraska vs. Baylor	Baylor
West	Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Creighton	Creighton
West	BYU vs. Oregon	Oregon
West	American vs. Wisconsin	Winsonsin
East	Coastal Carolina vs. Virginia	Virginia
East	George Washington vs. Memphis	Memphis
East	Harvard vs. Cincinnati	Cincinnati
East	Delaware vs. Michigan State	Michigan State
East	Providence vs. North Carolina	North Carolina
East	NC Central vs. Iowa State	Iowa State
East	St. Joe's vs. UConn	St. Joe's
East	UW-Milwaukee vs. Villanova	Villanova
Midwest	TBD vs. Wichita State	Wichita State
Midwest	Kansas State vs. Kentucky	Kentucky
Midwest	NC State vs. St. Louis	St. Louis
Midwest	Manhattan vs. Louisville	Louisville
Midwest	TBD vs. Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Midwest	Mercer vs. Duke	Duke
Midwest	Arizona State vs. Texas	Arizona State
Midwest	Wofford vs. Michigan	Michigan

Round 2 Analysis 

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Many predictions are easy in the early stages of the NCAA tournament. For example, every No. 1 seed will win its first game. Don't get cute with your bracket and pick a No. 16 seed to upset any of them—it won't happen.

The same can be said for all of the tournament's No. 2 seeds. Even though Villanova has been struggling lately, it is still a far superior team than Milwaukee. No. 3 and 4 seeds can be a little tricky, but each one has a favorable Round 2 matchup and all should advance.

Beware of No. 5 Oklahoma. The Sooners have a strong chance of being upset by a surging North Dakota State team that features a deep roster and plays well-balanced basketball.

No. 6 Massachusetts could also find itself in trouble should Tennessee advance to Round 2. The Volunteers had a great late-season run, and the Minutemen have zero momentum after a brutal 85-77 loss to George Washington in the conference tournament.

The two No. 7 seeds that have the biggest chances of being upset are Connecticut against a very good St. Joseph's squad and Texas against an unpredictable Arizona State team.

The eighth-versus-ninth seed matchups are always difficult to predict.

This year, look for the defensively sound No. 9 Pittsburgh Panthers to oust No. 8 Colorado. Also, Oklahoma State has a great chance of taking down Gonzaga due to the recent stellar play of Marcus Smart and Co.

No. 8 Kentucky and No. 8 Memphis should be tested by Kansas State and George Washington, respectively; however, both teams have the necessary firepower to fend off the No. 9 seeds.