With the 2013 NCAA Tournament just two days away, here are my quick predictions as I fill out my bracket.
EAST
No. 1 Indiana over No. 16 LIU-Brooklyn or James Madison
No. 8 North Carolina State over No. 9 Temple
No. 4 Syracuse over No. 13 Montana
No. 5 UNLV over No. 12 California
No. 2 Miami (FL) over No. 15 Pacific
No. 10 Colorado over No. 7 Illinois
No. 3 Marquette over No. 14 Davidson
No. 6 Butler over No. 11 Bucknell
Indiana over North Carolina State
UNLV over Syracuse
Miami (FL) over Colorado
Butler over Marquette
Indiana over UNLV
Butler over Miami (FL)
Indiana over Butler
Indiana wins region
MIDWEST
No. 1 Louisville over No 16 Liberty or North Carolina A&T
No. 9 Missouri over No. 8 Colorado State
No. 4 Saint Louis over No. 13 New Mexico State
No. 12 Oregon over No. 5 Oklahoma State
No. 2 Duke over No. 15 Albany
No. 7 Creighton over No. 10 Cincinnati
No. 3 Michigan State over No. 14 Valparaiso
No. 6 Memphis over No. 11 Middle Tennessee State or St. Mary’s
Louisville over Missouri
Saint Louis over Oregon
Duke over Creighton
Memphis over Michigan State
Saint Louis over Louisville
Duke over Memphis
Duke over Saint Louis
Duke wins region
SOUTH
No. 1 Kansas over No. 16 Western Kentucky
No. 8 North Carolina over No. 9 Villanova
No. 4 Michigan over No. 13 South Dakota State
No. 5 VCU over No. 12 Akron
No. 2 Georgetown over No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 10 Oklahoma over No. 7 San Diego State
No. 3 Florida over No. 14 Northwestern State
No. 11 Minnesota over No. 6 UCLA
Kansas over North Carolina
Michigan over VCU
Georgetown over Oklahoma
Florida over Minnesota
Michigan over Kansas
Georgetown over Florida
Michigan over Georgetown
Michigan wins region
WEST
No. 1 Gonzaga over No. 16 Southern
No. 9 Wichita State over No. 8 Pittsburgh
No. 4 Kansas State over No. 13 Boise State or La Salle
No. 5 Wisconsin over No. 12 Ole Miss
No. 2 Ohio State over No. 15 Iona
No. 7 Notre Dame over No. 10 Iowa State
No. 3 New Mexico over No. 14 Harvard
No. 11 Belmont over No. 6 Arizona
Gonzaga over Wichita State
Wisconsin over Kansas State
Ohio State over Notre Dame
New Mexico over Belmont
Wisconsin over Gonzaga
Ohio State over New Mexico
Ohio State over Wisconsin
Ohio State wins region
If these picks were to unfold, we would have Ohio State vs. Duke and Indiana vs. Michigan in the Final Four. Duke and Indiana move on to play for the National Championship with the Hoosiers bringing home the crown.
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