You gotta love this time of year: March Madness. The NCAA Basketball Tournament kicks off this week, with the play-in games tipping off this evening (Tuesday March 13). Below is my initial bracket predictions, all the way through the Final Four. I will post updates after each round with predictions reflecting those who actually play. (Yes, this mean I expect to be wrong sometimes.)
A printable bracket can be downloaded by clicking: 2012 NCAA Tourney
Play-in Games
- Western Kentucky > Mississippi Valley State
- Iona > BYU
- Vermont > Lamar
- Californina > South Florida
Round One
East Region
- 1 Syracuse > 16 UNC-Asheville
- 2 Ohio State > 15 Loyola-MD
- 3 Florida State > 14 St Bonaventure
- 4 Wisconsin > 13 Montana
- 5 Vanderbilt > 12 Harvard
- 6 Cincinnati > 11 Texas
- 10 West Virginia > 7 Gonzaga
- 9 Southern Mississippi > 8 Kansas State
South Region
- 1 Kentucky > 16 Western Kentucky
- 2 Duke > 15 Lehigh
- 3 Baylor > 14 San Diego State
- 4 Indiana > 13 New Mexico State
- 12 Virginia Commonwealth > 5 Wichita State
- 11 Colorado > 6 UNLV
- 7 Notre Dame > 10 Xavier
- 9 Connecticut > 8 Iowa State
Midwest Region
- 1 North Carolina > 16 Vermont
- 2 Kansas > 15 Detroit
- 14 Belmont > 3 Georgetown
- 13 Ohio > 4 Michigan
- 5 Temple > 12 California
- 11 North Carolina State > 6 San Diego State
- 10 Purdue > 7 St Mary’s
- 9 Alabama > 8 Creighton
West Region
- 1 Michigan State > 16 Long Island Univ.
- 2 Missouri > 15 Norfolk State
- 3 Marquette > 14 Iona
- 4 Louisville > 13 Davidson
- 5 New Mexico > 12 Long Beach State
- 6 Murray State > 11 Colorado State
- 7 Florida > 10 Virginia
- 8 Memphis > 9 St Louis
GRACE & PEACE 