NCAA Brackets

As always, I’m in an NCAA Tournament pool. I know NOTHING about college basketball – zip! I do some simple statistical analysis so I don’t look totally stupid.

As it turns out, the NCAA selection committee also does analysis. My picks are often close to theirs. Here’s this year’s picks. Wish me luck.


NATIONAL CHAMPION – Ohio St

FINALS

Ohio St over Kansas

FINAL 4

Kansas over Wisconsin

Ohio St over North Carolina

ELITE 8

Wisconsin over Florida

Kansas over UCLA

North Carolina over Georgetown

Ohio St over Memphis

SWEET 16

Florida over Maryland

Wisconsin over Oregon

UCLA over Pittsburgh

Kansas over Southern Ill

Georgetown over Washington St

North Carolina over Texas

Memphis over Texas A&M

Ohio St over Tennessee

ROUND OF 32

Maryland over Butler

Florida over Arizona

Oregon over Winthrop

Wisconsin over UNLV

Pittsburgh over Duke

UCLA over Indiana

Kansas over Kentucky

Southern Ill over Virginia Tech

Georgetown over Boston College

North Carolina over Michigan St

Washington St over Vanderbilt

Texas over USC

Ohio St over BYU

Texas A&M over Louisville

Memphis over Nevada

Tennessee over Virginia

ROUND 1

Butler over Old Dominion

Maryland over Davidson

Arizona over Purdue

Florida over Jackson St

Oregon over Miami Ohio

UNLV over Georgia Tech

Winthrop over Notre Dame

Wisconsin over Tx A&M Corp Chr

Duke over Va Commonwealth

Indiana over Gonzaga

Pittsburgh over Wright St

UCLA over Weber St

Kansas over Niagara

Kentucky over Villanova

Southern Ill over Holy Cross

Virginia Tech over Illinois

Boston College over Texas Tech

Georgetown over Belmont

Michigan St over Marquette

North Carolina over Eastern Ky

Vanderbilt over Geo Washington

Washington St over Oral Roberts

Texas over New Mexico St

USC over Arkansas

BYU over Xavier

Louisville over Stanford

Ohio St over Central Conn St

Texas A&M over Pennsylvania

Memphis over North Texas

Nevada over Creighton

Tennessee over Long Beach St

Virginia over Albany

One thought on “NCAA Brackets”

  1. Doing statistical analysis is one thing. But you can’t use statistics to predict upsets. And there will be a few bracket busters; there always are. I think the West region is ripe for a bracket buster.

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