March Madness, Lives Up To The Hype

It’s getting late and all I can say is, bracket busters, Cinderella, March Madness, and Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

I have no dog in this fight, make that a Gopher, so it is possible for me to enjoy this experience. It allows me to cheer for the underdog in every game if I so choose and I choose to do so. There has been a lot to cheer about so far.

There could be a lot to write about in the first 32 games but I will wait until Sunday ends and we have the Sweet Sixteen. Then I will do a more in depth look at the first weekend.

All I know is some of the highly rated teams better be resting and thinking about what they need to do to take care of their business.

One thing we all see so far, this may be as wide open as ever. Right on…

After the First Round I went 22 –10. The only team I had moving on to the Sweet Sixteen or further is Kansas to the Great Eight. I missed quite a few but nothing of significance, yet.

These were the 1^st Round winners. In gray are my original predictions. In (x) is the round I predicted they make it to. In maroon are the winners I did not pick.

Duke (16)

George Washington

Syracuse Texas A&M

LSU (8)

West Virginia (16)

Iowa Northwestern State

North Carolina State

Texas (2)

Memphis (16)

Bucknell

Pittsburgh

Kansas (8) Bradley

San Diego State Indiana

Gonzaga (16)

Marquette Alabama

UCLA (4)

Connecticut (1)

UAB Kentucky

Utah State Washington

Illinois (16)

Michigan State George Mason

North Carolina (8)

Wichita State

Tennessee (16)

Villanova (16)

Wisconsin Arizona

Nevada Montana

Boston College (4)

Oklahoma Wisconsin Milwaukee

Florida (16)

Georgetown

Ohio State (8)