NCAA Bracket Picks: Big East Steals the Show

This years NCAA Men's basketball tournament made history as the first time 3 teams out of the conference has held 3 #1 seeds. Louisville winning the Big East tournament on top and hold the top spot overall in the big dance. This team has lulled people to sleep all year. They never once were ranked 1st in the nation with their highest being 3rd in the preseason polls as well as weeks 1 and 2. After a few early losses, Rick Pitino and the Cardinals dropped off to 11th and have been clawing their way back ever since. This week, first in America. But a field of 63 other teams all aiming for that bullseye on their backs.


MIDWEST

Round 1
1 Louisville over 16 Morehead St./Alabama St.
9 Siena over 8 Ohio St.
12 Arizona over 5 Utah
4 Wake Forest over 13 Cleveland St.
6 West Virginia over 11 Dayton
3 Kansas over 14 N. Dakota St.
7 Boston College over 10 USC
2 Michgan St. over 15 Robert Morris

Round 2
1 Louisville over 9 Siena
4 Wake Forest over 12 Arizona
6 West Virginia over 3 Kansas
2 Michigan St. over 7 Boston College

Sweet 16
1 Louisville over 4 Wake Forest
6 West Virginia over 2 Michigan St.

Elite 8
1 Louisville over 6 West Virginia

EAST

Round 1
1 Pittsburgh over 16 E. Tennessee St.
9 Tennessee over 8 Oklahoma St.
5 Florida St. over 12 Wisconsin
4 Xavier over 13 Portland St.
11 VCU over 6 UCLA
3 Villinova over 14 American
7 Texas over 10 Minnesota
2 Duke over 15 SUNY Binghamton

Round 2
1 Pittsburgh over 9 Tennessee
4 Xavier over 5 Florida St.
3 Villinova over 11 VCU
2 Duke over 7 Texas

Sweet 16
1 Pittsburgh over 4 Xavier
3 Villinova over 2 Duke

Elite 8
1 Pittsburgh over 3 Villinova

SOUTH

Round 1
1 UNC over 16 Radford
9 Butler over 8 LSU
12 W. Kentucky over 5 Illinois
4 Gonzaga over 13 Akron
6 Arizona St. over 11 Temple
3 Syracuse over 14 Stephen F. Austin
7 Clemson over 10 Michigan
2 Oklahoma over 15 Morgan St.

Round 2
1 UNC over 9 Butler
12 W. Kentucky over 4 Gonzaga
3 Syracuse over 6 Arizona St.
2 Oklahoma over 7 Clemson

Sweet 16
1 UNC over 12 W. Kentucky
2 Oklahoma over 3 Syracuse

Elite 8
2 Oklahoma over 1 UNC

WEST

Round 1
1 UCONN over 16 Chattanooga
9 Texas A&M over 8 BYU
5 Purdue over 12 Northern Iowa
13 Mississippi St. over 4 Washington
6 Marquette over 11 Utah St.
3 Missouri over 14 Cornell
7 California over 10 Maryland
2 Memphis over 15 CSU Northridge

Round 2
1 UCONN over 9 Texas A&M
5 Purdue over 13 Mississippi St.
3 Missouri over 6 Marquette
2 Memphis over 7 California

Sweet 16
1 UCONN over 5 Purdue
3 Misouri over 2 Memphis

Elite 8
1 UCONN over 3 Missouri

FINAL 4
1 UCONN over 1 Louisville
1 Pittsburgh over 2 Oklahoma

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

PITTSBURGH 68
UCONN 65

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