By Jon Rothstein
MIDWEST
TOP FOUR SEEDS: Louisville, Duke, Michigan State, Saint Louis
PLAYER TO WATCH: Peyton Siva, Louisville
HIDDEN GEM: Colton Iverson, Colorado State
FAVORITE: Louisville
CHALLENGER: Duke
SLEEPER: Saint Louis
FIRST ROUND UPSET: Middle Tennessee State over Memphis
FIRST ROUND GAME I’D PAY TO SEE: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
REGIONAL FINAL: Louisville vs. Michigan State
WINNER: Louisville
WEST
TOP FOUR SEEDS: Gonzaga, Ohio State, New Mexico, Kansas State
PLAYER TO WATCH: Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga
HIDDEN GEM: Malcolm Armstead, Wichita State
FAVORITE: NONE
CONTENDERS: Gonzaga, Ohio State, New Mexico, Kansas State, Wisconsin
SLEEPER: Arizona
FIRST ROUND UPSET: La Salle over Kansas State
FIRST ROUND GAME I’D PAY TO SEE: Notre Dame-Iowa State
REGIONAL FINAL: Arizona over Wisconsin
WINNER: Arizona
SOUTH
TOP FOUR SEEDS: Kansas, Georgetown, Florida, Michigan
PLAYER TO WATCH: Otto Porter, Georgetown
HIDDEN GEM: Treveon Graham, VCU
FAVORITE: Kansas
CHALLENGER: Georgetown
SLEEPER: VCU
FIRST ROUND UPSET: Minnesota over UCLA
FIRST ROUND GAME I’D PAY TO SEE: North Carolina-Villanova
REGIONAL FINAL: VCU over Florida
WINNER: VCU
EAST
TOP FOUR SEEDS: Indiana, Miami, Marquette, Syracuse
PLAYER TO WATCH: Shane Larkin, Miami
HIDDEN GEM: Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado
FAVORITE: Indiana
CHALLENGER: Miami
SLEEPER: Marquette
FIRST ROUND UPSET: Colorado over Illinois
FIRST ROUND GAME I’D PAY TO SEE: NC State-Temple
REGIONAL FINAL: Indiana over Marquette
WINNER: Indiana
FINAL FOUR:
Louisville, Arizona, VCU, Indiana
TITLE GAME:
Louisville over Indiana
NATIONAL CHAMPION:
Louisville
Who’s your pick to win it all? Sound off in the comments!
