Every year, I take this Thursday and Friday off so I can sit at home and watch the NCAA tournament. It might be my two favorite sports days of the year, simply for how well CBS does it. There are 4 games on, and CBS will keep you updated on all of them and make sure you don’t miss a great ending. Also, if you want to watch a different game, they are all free to watch online. All of this plus Gus Johnson makes a great pair of vacation days.
Here is a PDF of my bracket, sponsored by KFC. I have Memphis, Louisville, Pittsburgh & North Carolina in the Final Four, with Memphis beating Pitt for the championship. Below, I’ll post my predictions for today. Honestly, I’m not picking many upsets in the first round.
LSU over Butler
North Carolina over Radford
Memphis over CSU Northridge
California over Maryland
BYU over Texas A&M
Connecticut over Chattanooga
Purdue over Northern Iowa
Mississippi St over Washington
Texas over Minnesota
Clemson over Michigan
Villanova over American
Gonzaga over Akron
Duke over Bingham
Oklahoma over Morgan State
UCLA over VCU
Illinois over Western Kentucky
We differ on…
California over Maryland
BYU over Texas A&M
Texas over Minnesota on one of my 2 brackets.
Clemson over Michigan
UCLA over VCU on one of my 2 brackets.
It looks like you had a better Day 1.