Field of 64 play begins

Bracket Time

And I'm not picking Kentucky

The regionals are now set after Dayton and Robert Morris advanced into the main bracket of the 2014-2015 version of March Madness at the expense of Boise State and North Florida.

Thursday will bring us sixteen games on the day from across the USA so I will pick a few and probably at times stray away from my initial bracket picks.

Speaking of brackets, here is my one and only for this season, no multiples this year. I have a Final Four of Kentucky, Wisconsin, Virginia and Gonzaga with Wisconsin winning it all over Gonzaga!!

My one and only bracket!!

Thursdays picks:

Midwest Region

(14) Northeastern (23-11) vs (3) Notre Dame (29-5) 

ND by 14

(11) Texas (20-13) vs (6) Butler (22-10)

Texas could actually cause problems if they all get on same page!!

Texas by 8

(9) Purdue (21-12) vs (8) Cincinnati (22-10)

Purdue by 4

(16) Hampton (17-17) vs (1) Kentucky (34-0)

Hampton could make it interesting for a half!

Kentucky by 24

South Region

(14) UAB (19-14) vs (3) Iowa State (25-8) 

Iowa State by 14

(11) UCLA (20-13) vs (6) SMU (27-6)

A former Larry Brown squad versus a current Larry Brown squad. SMU is out to prove they were hard done by last season!!

SMU by 7

(12) Stephen F. Austin (29-4) vs (5) Utah (24-8)

Utah by 11

(13) Eastern Washington (26-8) vs (4) Georgetown (21-10)

Hoyas will get a scare!!

G'Town by 11

West Region

(14) Georgia State (24-9) vs (3) Baylor (24-9) 

Will be good seeing Kevin Ware back in tourney action but it will be one and done this season.....

Baylor by 12

(15) Texas-Southern (22-12) vs (2) Arizona (31-3)

Arizona by 24

(11) Ole Miss (21-12) vs (6) Xavier (21-13)

Ole Miss pulled a minor surprise in the First Four and will again

Ole Miss by 3

(10) Ohio State (23-10) vs (7) VCU (26-9)

The Rams are pretty much always good for at least one win in the tourney!!

VCU by 6

(13) Harvard (22-7) vs (4) North Carolina (24-11)

Former Dukie versus UNC!!

Carolina by 16

(12) Wofford (28-6) vs (5) Arkansas (26-8)

Twelve may scare five here!

Arkansas by 9

East Region

(16)  Lafayette (20-12) vs (1) Villanova (32-2)

'Nova by 18

(9) LSU (22-10) vs (8) NC State (20-13)

NC State by 7

Back with sixteen more tomorrow!!