I was correct in only 11 of 16 games, and I lost two Sweet 16 teams in West Virginia & Wake Forest. The West Virginia loss really hurts since I had them going to the Elite 8. As long as my other two 6 seeds (UCLA & ASU) make it to the Elite 8, I’ll be fine.
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Outside of the poor day I had with my bracket, I am absolutely ecstatic over the Wisconsin win. That layup with 2 seconds left that Hughes hit needs to be talked about more. That was a tough, tough shot. I thought the game was over when they were down 31-19 at the half, but they came back strong in the 2nd half with unexpected production from Keaton Nankivil. Xavier is going to be tough, but I think Wisconsin matches up well. More importantly, the Badgers actually came thru in a close game this season.
Alright, my picks are below:
UCLA over Villanova
Memphis over Maryland
UConn over Texas A&M
Purdue over Washington
UNC over LSU
Oklahoma over Michigan
Gonzaga over Western Kentucky
Duke over Texas
I’m really looking forward to the UCLA/Villanova game.
