Happy March Madness Day!

If you're interested, here is how my bracket plays out!

MIDWEST

First Round

1. Louisville over 16. Morehead St.

9. Sienna over 8. Ohio St.

5. Utah over 12. Arizona

4. Wake Forest over 13. Cleveland St.

6. West Virginia over 11. Dayton

3. Kansas over 14. North Dakota St.
(note, congrats to NDST for being the first team from N. Dakota to make the tourney)

7. Boston College over 10. USC

2. Michigan State over 15. Robert Morris

Second Round

1. Louisville over 9. Sienna

5. Utah over 4. Wake Forest

6. West Virginia over 3. Kansas

2. Michigan St. over 7. Boston College

Sweet 16

1. Louisville over 5. Utah

2. Michigan St. over 6. West Virginia

Elite 8

1. Louisville over 2. Michigan St.

Midwest Reginal Champ

#1 Seed Louisville


WEST

First Round

1. Connecticut over 16. Chattanooga

8. BYU over 9. Texas A&M

5. Purdue over 12. Northern Iowa

13. Mississippi St. over 4. Washington

11. Utah St. over 6. Marquette

3. Missouri over 14. Cornell

10. Maryland over 7. California

2. Memphis over 15. Cal St. Northridge

Second Round

1. UConn over 8. BYU

13. Mississippi St. over 5. Purdue

3. Missouri over 11. Utah St.

2. Memphis over 10. Maryland

Sweet 16

1. UConn over 13. Mississippi St.

2. Memphis over 3. Missouri

Elite 8

2. Memphis over 1. UConn

West Regional Champ

#2 Seep Memphis


EAST

First Round

1. Pittsburgh over 16. ETSU

8. Oklahoma St. over 9. Tennessee

12. Wisconsin over 5. Florida St.

4. Xavier over 13. Portland St.

11. VCU over 6. UCLA

3. Villinova over 14. American U.

7. Texas over 10. Minnesota

2. Duke over 15. Binghamton

Second Round

1. Pitt over 8. Oklahoma St.

4. Xavier over 12. Wisconsin

3. Villinova over 11. VCU

2. Duke over 7. Texas

Sweet 16

1. Pitt over 4. Xavier

2. Duke over 3. Villinova

Elite 8

1. Pitt over 2. Duke

East Reginal Champ

#1 Seed Pittsburgh
(coached by TCU Alum Jaime Dixon, Go Frogs!)

SOUTH

First Round

1. North Carolina over 16. Radford

9. Butler over 8. LSU

5. Illinois over 12. Western Kentuky

4. Gonzaga over 13. Akron

6. Arizona St. over 11. Temple

3. Syracuse over 14. Stephen F. Austin

7. Clemson over 10. Michigan

2. Oklahoma over 15. Morgan St.

Second Round

9. Butler over 1. North Carolina
(thanks to no Ty Lawson)

4. Gonzaga over 5. Illinois
(it was hard for me to pick against my Illini, but this isn't their year)

6. Arizona St. over 3. Syracuse
(all the overtimes finally catch up with them)

2. OU over 7. Clemson

Sweet 16

4. Gonzaga over 9. Butler

6. Arizona St. over 2. OU

Elite 8

4. Gonzaga over 6. Arizona St.

South Regional Champ

#4 Seed Gonzaga

FINAL FOUR

#1 Louisville over #2 Memphis

#1 Pittsburgh over #4 Gonzaga

Championship Game

Pittsburgh over Louisville

NCAA CHAMPION
Pittsburgh