The Madness.
The best two days of the sports year are the first round of the NCAA's which start tomorrow and continue Friday. There are no great teams in college anymore because of all the top guys bolting early for the NBA so great records are deceiving. For example North Carolina at 32-2 is just as likely to get knocked out in the 2nd round by a hot shooting Eric Gordon and Indiana as they are to win the whole thing.
So how do you do well in your office pool? Stick with the high seeds and don't get cute with all your 12 over 5 upset picks. Upsets happen but it's tough to pick which ones will happen. As for me my Final Four has got Pittsburgh (who will kill Memphis physically), UCLA, Kansas and Tennessee with UCLA beating Kansas in the final.
As for the sleeper team who comes out every year? Go with Drake who should meet UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen and can shoot the lights out.
posted by Skeelo @ 8:52 AM
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I've got Tennessee over UCLA in the final, with Texas and Georgetown rounding out the other members of the final four.
For my 12-5 upset I went with Villanova over Clemson.
That's probably the safest 12 seed to pick. I think Drake and Notre Dame are really good and Mich St. is good but down this year.
I actually think Notre Dame can hang with UNC in the Sweet 16 because Luke Harangody can play Hansborough straight up.
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