Just so I have evidence in case wife thinks I cheated. After getting way ahead of me, I went 14-2 last round so I am now 3 behind her.
UCONN over SDSU. Love SDSU but UCONN looks great. Don't think the Huskies win it and repeat but this isn't the round. It also appears the Big East is a beast this year.
Illinois over ISU-that Senior guard for Illinois might be the best player in the tournament and this is a close matchup. Illinois has stood shoulder to shoulder with Purdue in the B10 and it pays off here.
NC over Alabama-part of this is seeding, part tradition. Part that I am not convinced of the SEC
UA over Clemson-giving UA their annual chance to break everyone's hearts and disappoint at home and in the west. Caleb Love is awesome and eventually I'll be right about this team. Actually after this year I won't give a crap.
Duke over Houston-changed my pick here. Upset,. Houston has looked bad their last few games. Dookies look great. ACC is legit. Better preps them.
Marquette over NC State. NCS has been on quite a run. But I think they have been playing over their heads to win the ACC and now they face a legit Marquette team. At some point they return to earth. I think it's now.
Purdue over Gonzaga-two of the 3 biggest failures in tournament history, along with Arizona. So Gonzaga has disappointed this year to me. Not been their usual 32-2 soft schedule record only to flop int he Sweet 16. So I will just assume they are a Sweet 16 team and not much more. Purdue I called to play UA in the final and Edey is tough to stop. Goliath
Creighton over Ten-not feeling the SEC here. And the Big East has turned back into a monster So I am going basically league against league here in a slight upset.
AZ killed themselves with the fisher-price ‘my first basketball’ 3 point shots. And Ballo can’t hit a FT to save his life. Other than that it was pretty decent. Clemson just slowed the cats down, good gaming by Brownell.
Arizona? Hahaha
Those are all solid picks, and I think you’ll catch up with your wife. The only one I’m going the other way with is Iowa St they have just looked like a final four team to me, but Illinois is really explosive.