MARCH MADNESS
Its that time of year. March Madness has already arrived, and the steamboats chugging toward the railroad station already. This year, we saw 64 teams become 32, and now were down to 16. I gotta say, it looks like there were a lot more upsets than I ever imagined. We could start off with Morehead St. beating Louisville. I didn't take this as a huge surprise, because Morehead St. has the best rebounder in the country.But, that’s not all.Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) came rolling in, having to play for a spot in the big dance beating USC, then Georgetown, then Purdue. In my bracket, I had VCU out against USC, boy was I wrong. Next came Florida St. After beating Georgia, they demolished the fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Not surprising because they beat Duke earlier on in this year. The Butler Bulldogs once again emerged as underdogs, only to beat Old Dominion, and the #1 seeded Pitt, after last year's trip to the final. Last but not least,the Golden Eagles from Marquette with their blinding bright yellow uniforms, let loose a barrage of 3 pointers on their opponents upsetting Xavier and my beloved Syracuse. As a result, we can find 4 teams in the sweet sixteen with seedings in the double digits.
Matchup of the Week-
UCONN (3) vs. San Diego State (2)
San Diego St. came out this year with the best season they ever had. They are an inexperienced team and never danced the big dance before, unlike UConn which has always had a strong program, very consistent. Although I like the young SDST team, i think that their inexperience will bring them down in this weeks matchup against UConn, and expect a good performance from Kemba Walker of UConn.
My picks
Ohio St. (1) vs. Kentucky (4)
Ohio St.
Marquette (11) vs. UNC (2)
Marquette
Duke (1) vs. Arizona (5)
Duke
UConn (3) vs. SDST (2)
UConn
Kansas (1) vs. Richmond (12)
Kansas
VCU (11) vs. Florida St. (10)
Florida St.
Butler (8) vs. Wisconsin (4)
Wisconsin
BYU (3) vs. Florida (2)
BYU
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