SWEET 16:
Louisville vs. Oregon--Oregon has made a great run up to this point, upsetting Oklahoma State and Saint Louis. They have convincingly beaten those 2 teams. However, Louisville has been steam rolling as well beating North Carolina A&T and Colorado State by a combined 57 points. I don't see Louisville dropping this one either. VERDICT: Louisville by 12
Duke vs. Michigan State--Duke are back in Indianapolis where they have won 2 National Championships in the past. Probably the best coaching match-up so far in the NCAA Tournament with Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo. Michigan State has a great offensive rebounding team, a team which Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly are going to have a hard time containing. I take Michigan State with Plumlee and Kelly getting into foul trouble early. VERDICT: Michigan Sate by 7
Kansas vs Michigan--Michigan had a hard time towards the end of the season, dropping to a 4 seed when they were expected to be a 1 or 2 throughout. Kansas has played relentlessly in their comeback win vs North Carolina and Michigan blew by VCU in the round of 32. They both have extremely solid teams but I think Jeff Withey is going to take over in this one and Kansas will slip by. VERDICT: Kansas by 4
Florida vs Florida Gulf Coast--No one expected FGCU to be in this situation in the sweet 16. Just about every one's brackets have been busted. FGCU, is making it look like they are a top 5 seed. They have been winning rwally well, winning by 10 vs Georgetown and San Diego State. Florida has had considerably easy games and they have blown by them. I think Florida is going to take an early lead and the clock is going to strike 12 on FGCU. VERDICT: Florida by 13
Elite 8:
Ohio State vs. Wichita State--The Shockers are looking great. They have blown by Pittsburgh and La Salle and they beat Gonzaga by 6. They are playing great. On the other hand, Ohio State has beaten both Iowa State and Arizona on final second shots, with both games almost going to the opponent. Ohio State has a great will to win and they are the better team but watch out for the Shockers as they are a win away from the Final Four. VERDICT: Wichita State by 2
Marquette vs Syracuse--The Golden Eagles slipped by Davidson and Butler but they convincingly beat Miami and they have finally hit their stride at the perfect time. Syracuse has been dominant throughout. They beat Montana by 47, and they beat California by 6. Then they beat a favorite, Indiana by 11. That was a good score for Indiana. Syracuse dominated from the start and they are looking way too strong. VERDICT: Syracuse by 9
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