Well everyone should be making their selections by this afternoon for the office pool. I haven't got mine completely done yet, but I won last year so I want to keep the winning tradition alive.

Who do you have and why?

So far I have,

Michigan State (I like Tom Izzo in the tournament even when he has bad teams, plus it is the 30 year anniversary of the Magic/Bird Nat'l Championship),

UConn (sorry dawgs) - maybe third time is a charm though?

UNC (barf)

Duke - They are playing good ball right now, unfortunately.

Lets see yours.

I'll go with

Louisville

UConn

Pitt

NC (Although I smell upset here, maybe OK)

Gonzaga has a good chance, but Pitt always loses in the sweet 16. Check their records.

Agreed but trying to come up with a solid final 4 that might go against the grain a little bit. Hope the Zags make it. I also like Syracuse.

I'm not doing a bracket but I'm routing for both UW and MSU. I went to Indiana. We had a "rebuilding year". That was painful to watch.
I'll actually route for all the big ten teams except Purdue! It would also be nice to see the Zags do well.

Memphis, MSU, pitt(I have UCLA dropping to pitt in a close one), and yes I also like the Zags(NC is over rated). I have put them there before and never made it but this year will be different......Maybe.

Louisville, Memphis, UCLA, Gonzaga

Arizona State , Louisville, Uconn and Pitt with ASU taking down the title baby...cheers

Uh, Keith...I think you need to sing this song three times, and do three Hail Marys after that last post...what've you been smokin'?

Hey I put 20 bucks on them in Vegas and got 80 to 1 odds...thats all the motivation I need;)

I changed my mind...sing the song six times, do 7 Hail Marys, and four Our Fathers, too.

Fish on...

Todd

Nah...I save the "dozen" for what he'll be paying up on in spoons come next week

Fish on...

Todd

NIT or NCCA tournament??

Mf

Here goes.....................

Midwest:
Champs: Lousiville, Louisville, Louisville makes a run all the way to the National Championship! Terrence Williams goes off and the Rainier Beach Grad takes Tourney MVP honors.

Upsets: Dayton over West Virginia and USC over Michigan St.

West:
Champs: HUSKIES in another instant classic over the other huskies from UCONN ride the MO all the way to the Final Four!

Upsets: UW over Uconn and Memphis

East:
Champs: Pitt outmuscles Duke.

Upsets: Ken Bone leads Portland State as this years Cindarella team beating Xaviar and Florida St. finally losing to Pitt in the Sweet 16. UCLA lays an egg right out of the gate losing to VCU in the first round!

South:
Champs: Oklahoma (my ouch-it's actually painful to type this)

Upsets: This region plays out with the 1 and 2 seeds playing for the Final Four. Only somewhat upset I've got is Butler over LSU but a 9 over an 8 isn't really an upset!

lets here your nit final four mf cougs will make it right?

Louisville, Memphis, UCLA, UNC

UNC vs. Louisville for the title

and the winner is.......

UNC

The Dawgs might not get out of Round 1

Dawgs give 5 on the Vegas line, I actually would take the bet. I think they are going to be so amped up they will win by 10-12.

I think whichever team loses in the Washington/MSU game got screwed...neither of those teams should have to play a team as good as their opponent will be on Thursday in the first round...MSU got seriously lowballed on their seeding.

Last I heard the Huskies were giving 4 1/2 pts., and I'd bet that all of those points come from playing in Portland, which makes it an "almost home game"...I'm guessing the oddsmakers find the two teams to be just about even otherwise, which ought not be happening when a 4 seed is playing a 13 seed.

MSU should be an 8 or 9 seed, imo, and should be playing an 8 or 9...

Fish on...

Todd

Wife say's Memphis so that's how it's going to be!