Here's our picks for the Saturday-Sunday games. When we posted originally, we
cut off the South bracket, so that's here now as well.
West
- Arizona over Wisconsin. Can they survive the tortuous offense? Here's
saying Gardner & Arena can - Texas over LSU. Former Clemson Coach #1 survives
- Oklahoma over Purdue. Purdue loss is only a question of time, as it is
every year - Gonzaga over St. John's. Just a hunch.
Midwest
- Michigan State, but Utah is oh-so-dangerous
- Syracuse over Kentucky. Two slumping teams at the end of the season, but
UK's depth is an issue. - UCLA-Maryland. Hmmmm. Key matchup: Gadzuric vs. Baxter. Maryland has
better guards, so we'll go with the Terps, but if UCLA gets hot, Maryland
goes down. Big if. - Iowa State over Auburn. Former Clemson Coach #2 goes home to wear
cardigans in August.
East
- Duke over Kansas. After the poor Lamar game, Krzyzweski now has the
motivational tool he needs. - Florida loses to Illini. All else being roughly equal, bet on the better
coach. That's Kruger - Oklahoma State over Pepperdine. Eddie Sutton is no joke. Goodbye,
Pepperdie. - Temple over Seton Hall We have faith in Amaker, but Temple is one
tough bunch. Sanchez is about 9 inches taller than Holloway, too.
South
- Stanford Over UNC. They have the size to challenge Haywood & Lang, and
Jacobsen is Forte West Coast. Their offense is also equally potent. - Tennessee over UConn. We thought UT would win anyway, but if El-Amin
is injured, that makes it even more likely. - Ohio State over Miami. Better guards, better coach.
- Tulsa over Cincy. We'll regret this one - probably the whole bracket - but
we see Tulsa being smarter and more patient.