The NCAA Tournament for both the Men’s and Women’s Tournament are now in the Sweet 16. Both my brackets are in good shape as I picked UCONN to repeat on the men’s side while I picked South Carolina to win on the ladies side. I feel very good about both my picks but it’s March Madness where anything can happen in any given game. Here are my picks for the rest of the Tournament on both sides:
Men’s Tournament
Sweet 16
East Region:
UCONN over San Diego State
Illinois over Iowa State
West Region:
North Carolina over Alabama
Arizona over Clemson
South Region:
Houston over Duke
Marquette over NC State
Midwest Region:
Purdue over Gonzaga
Tennessee over Creighton
Elite 8
East Region:
UCONN over Illinois
West Region:
North Carolina over Arizona
South Region:
Houston over Marquette
Midwest Region:
Purdue over Tennessee
Final Four:
UCONN over North Carolina
Purdue over Houston
National Championship Game:
UCONN over Purdue as the Huskies become the first team since the 06-07 Florida Gators to repeat as National Champions on the Men’s Side.
Women’s Tournament
Sweet 16
Albany 1:
South Carolina over Indiana
Notre Dame over Oregon State
Portland 4:
Texas over Gonzaga
Stanford over NC State
Albany 2:
Iowa over Colorado
LSU over UCLA
Portland 3:
USC over Baylor
UCONN over Duke
Elite 8
Albany 1:
South Carolina over Notre Dame
Portland 4:
Texas over Standford
Albany 2:
Iowa over LSU
Portland 3:
UCONN over USC
Final Four:
South Carolina over Texas
UCONN over Iowa
National Championship Game:
South Carolina over UCONN as the Gamecocks complete their undefeated season this time as they win the 3rd National Championship under the great Dawn Staley who is building a machine in Columbia South Carolina.