My brackets, organized by region, are as follows (seed in parentheses).
(Note: I consider an upset to be any space in the entire bracket where the highest-possible seed isn't chosen. Does that make any sense? I hope you can follow my logic as I make my picks below.)
Chicago
1st Round
- Nevada (9) over Texas (8);
- St. Mary's (Ca.) (10) over Southern Illinois (7);
2nd Round
- Alabama (5) over Boston College (4);
Regionals (Sweet 16)
- Arizona (3) over Oklahoma State (2);
Regionals (Elite 8)
- Arizona (3) over Illinois (1).
Albuquerque
1st Round
- Pittsburgh (9) over Pacific (8);
2nd Round
- Texas Tech (5) over Gonzaga (3);
Regionals (Sweet 16)
- Louisville (4) over Washington (1);
Regionals (Elite 8)
- Wake Forest (2) over Louisville (4) (according to my logic, this is an upset, since Washington should have won this game, had they been there).
Syracuse
1st Round
- Iowa State (9) over Minnesota (8);
- North Carolina State (10) over Charlotte (7);
Regionals (Elite 8)
- Connecticut (2) over North Carolina (1).
Austin
1st Round
- Niagara (14) over Oklahoma (3) (this is the first BIG call);
2nd Round
- Utah (6) over Niagara (14);
- Cincinnati (7) over Kentucky (2) (does anyone else have this?);
Regionals (Sweet 16)
- Syracuse (4) over Duke (1) (of course);
- Utah (6) over Cincinnati (7) (you read it here... Utah in the Elite 8);
Regionals (Elite 8)
- Syracuse (4) over Utah (6).
There it is; my final four consists of two 2-seeds (Wake Forest and Connecticut), one 3-seed (Arizona), and a 4-seed (Syracuse).
Final Four
- Wake Forest (2) over Arizona (3);
- Syracuse (4) over Connecticut (2) (fourth meeting this year).
Championship
- Syracuse (4) 71, Wake Forest (2) 62.
That is a total of 21 upsets out of 63 games (or 33%). Madness commences Thursday. I will review my picks throughout the tournament.
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