March Madness, Let’s Get It On

I did not have time to post my tournament bracket Thursday morning and you can tell by the amount of missed games (like everyone else) that I did not change anything to it.

This is my third version, which looks much like the first one I did. I have learned that gut reactions are the best ones to go with.

Below the bracket are some notes I had. Already funny seeing how right/wrong I was after just the first round games.

***Please note. I am not in any pools and have wagered no money. I did put my two other brackets on ESPN to track how I compared to others across the country. The bracket below was not posted there.

This all for fun and I hope bracket busters are a plenty…

These are the 1^st Round winners. In (x) is the round they make it to:

Duke (16)

George Washington

Syracuse

LSU (8)

West Virginia (16)

Iowa

North Carolina State

Texas (2)

Memphis (16)

Bucknell

Pittsburgh

Kansas (8)

San Diego State

Gonzaga (16)

Marquette

UCLA (4)

Connecticut (1)

UAB

Utah State

Illinois (16)

Michigan State

North Carolina (8)

Wichita State

Tennessee (16)

Villanova (16)

Wisconsin

Nevada

Boston College (4)

Oklahoma

Florida (16)

Georgetown

Ohio State (8)

Main theme:

-Parity, any team can go down at any time. Will this finally be the year of a #16 beating a #1?

-Brackets will be a mess. I just have no idea which upsets to go with.

-March Madness earns its nickname this year.

Cinderella’s, 1 per region:

-Southern Illinois

-Bucknell

-Wichita State

-Wisconsin Milwaukee

First Round notes:

-#8 vs. #9, all of these games are a coin toss.

-#5 vs. #12, all of these games are a coin toss.

-#2, #3 and #4 seeds will each have at least one loss.

Second Round notes:

-North Carolina and Michigan State, a coin-flip and the winner could take Connecticut out.

-Syracuse, out of gas or still riding the wave of emotion?

-Pittsburgh or Kansas will take Memphis out.

-Villanova, an early exit? By the way, I am a big fan and I do hope they make it to Minneapolis.

Sweet Sixteen note:

-#1 seeds Duke, Villanova, and Memphis are packing their bags and going home to stay.

Great Eight notes:

-Kansas and UCLA are a coin toss. I go with UCLA as the regional final is in Oakland.

-I am staying with my picks but any of these teams can move on without it being an upset.

Final Four note:

-I just think Connecticut is the most talented and complete team. It will be interesting to see how they respond to a challenge.

So those are my thoughts on the Big Dance.

Let the madness begin…