It is now that time of year where offices around the USA are filled with bracket talk as even the most casual of basketball fan finds themselves caught up in the madness of the NCAA basketball tourney.
The appetizer to the main course will be played on Tuesday night when the Winthrop Eagles, tournament champions of the Big South conference, square off against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions the Southwestern Athletic conference tourney champs. The winner will then face Duke, the top seed of the South Region.
I am taking Winthrop to win and go on to face the Blue Devils.
For the First Round, here are my winning predictions.
Midwest:
Kansas over Lehigh by 20+
N. Iowa over UNLV by 6-10
Michigan St. over New Mexico St. by 12+
Maryland over Houston by 8-12
San Diego St. over Tennessee by 4-8
Georgetown over Ohio by 14-18
GA Tech over Oklahoma St. by 6-10
Ohio St over San Jose St. by 16-20
West:
Syracuse over Vermont by 16
Florida State over Gonzaga by 5-9
UTEP over Butler by 8
Vanderbilt over Murray St. by 10-14
Minnesota over Xavier by 2-6
Pitt over Oakland by 8-13
Florida over BYU by 5-7
Kansas State over North Texas by 20+
East:
Kentucky over East Tennessee by 12-16
Texas over Wake Forest by 4-8
Cornell over Temple by 2-4
Wisconsin over Wofford by 12-16
Marquette over Washington by 7-12
New Mexico over Montana by 20+
Clemson over Missouri by 4-8
Morgan St. over West Virginia by 2
South:
Duke over play-in winner by 12-16
Louisville over Cal by 8-12
Texas A&M over Utah State by 6-10
Siena over Purdue by 4-7
Notre Dame over Old Dominion by 3-7
Baylor over Sam Houston by 14-18
Richmond over St. Mary’s by 8
Villanova over Robert Morris by 20+
Hmm….let the upsets begin…..possible Cinderella’s ….Morgan State, Siena, Cornell, and San Diego State
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