Sweet 16 picks

It's the Sweet time of the Draw

March Madness has reached the Sweet 16 phase and if this seasons' tourney has shown us anything it is to expect surprises!! 

Friday's games could be interesting to kick off the weekend so let's get started with the picks!! 

South Region

(3) Miami vs (2) Villanova

Of course I'm going purely with the heart on this one!!!

Miami by 4

(5) Maryland vs Kansas (1)

Going against some of my earlier convictions!!

Maryland by 3

West Region

(3) Texas A&M vs (2) Oklahoma

Would be big on the gridiron and will be big here!!!

Texas A&M by 6

(4) Duke vs (1) Oregon

I'll give the Boo Devils one last hurrah!!

Duke by 7

MidWest Region

(4) Iowa State vs (1) Virginia

The 'Hoos are looking to go to the next level and are well on the way!!

Virginia by 10

(11) Gonzaga vs (10) Syracuse

One will advance!!

Gonzaga by 3

East Region

(7) Wisconsin vs (6) Notre Dame

Will most likely come down to last possession!!

Wisconsin by 2

(5) Indiana vs (1) North Carolina

A tilt worthy of the Final Four but we get it early!!!

UNC by 8

Back for the Elite 8!!

Day 2 Field of 32

Eight Sweet 16 tickets left

Sunday will see the final tickets stamped for the 2016 Sweet 16.

After a couple of Saturday surprises, expect no less on Sunday!!

Let's just pick 'em!

South Regional

(5) Maryland vs (13) Hawaii

The Warriors have jumped one hurdle but will find things tough against the Terps!!

Maryland by 15

(7) Iowa vs (2) Villanova

Hawkeyes pull a surprise!!

Iowa by 7

West Regional

(1) Oregon vs (8) St Joseph's

Oregon by 12

(11) N. Iowa vs (3) Texas A&M

Northern Iowa again!!

N. Iowa by 6

(10) VCU vs (2) Oklahoma

VCU!!

VCU by 3

East Regional

(5) Notre Dame vs (14) SF Austin

ND by 13

(7) Wisconsin vs (2) Xavier

Badgers keep hanging around!!

Wisconsin by 4

Midwest Regional

(10) Syracuse vs (15) Mid Tennessee State

May be best game of the round!!

Syracuse by 8

Back in a few days!! 

Round of 32 Day 1

Certainly more excitement ahead

After Sunday, we will have a Sweet Sixteen for what has certainly been a mad March thus far. There are  going to be more twists and turns for sure!

Ok, no need for many words in the lead up, but yesterday....Wow! 

Now, let's pick the excitement of the day!!

Southern Regional

(11) Wichita State vs (3) Miami

The day starts with a burner...ACC ... 

Miami by 6

(9) UConn vs (1) Kansas

Close maybe a scare

Kansas by 5

West Regional

(12) Yale vs (4) Duke

Could it be for the Dookies?? Na....one more close one 

Duke by 7

East Regional

(5) Indiana vs (4) Kentucky

Dream matchup

Indiana by 6

(9) Providence vs (1) North Carolina

Consolidate and carry on!!

UNC by 9

MidWest Regional

(12) Arkansas Little Rock vs (4) Iowa State

Cinderella rising!!

UALR by 4

(9) Butler vs (1) Virginia

Will be a good win for Virginia!

UVa by 10

(11) Gonzaga vs (3) Utah

Upset!!!

Gonzaga by 7

You know the drill, more in 24 or so!!

Day 2 Full Bracket

More Madness to Predict

After an exciting Day 1, what is in store for Day 2 of the full bracket for this seasons March Madness.

Last night, in my haste to get things up, I inadvertently left off two games, Kentucky - Stony Brook and Indiana - Chattanooga and though I feel I would have picked both correctly, I will be fair and give myself a split. So for Day 1, I finished up at 13-13.

Ok, lets pick sixteen more!

South Regional

(5) Maryland vs (12) San Diego State

Could be a classic 5-12 but the Terps are on a misson!!

Maryland by 15

(4) Cal vs (13) Hawaii

Got a sneaky feeling about this one!

Hawaii by 6

(7) Iowa vs (10) Temple

Big one here but looking for Iowa to advance in a scrappy affair!!

Iowa by 6

(2) Villanova vs (15) UNC-Asheville

Nova by 22

East Regional

(6) Notre Dame vs (11) Michigan 

Big time football rivalry hits the court!

Notre Dame by 8

(3) West Virginia vs (14) SF Austin

West Virginia by 20

(7) Wisconsin vs (10) Pitt 

Will be a gritty affair!!

Wisconsin by 5

(2) Xavier vs (15) Weber State

Xavier by 17

West Regional

(1) Oregon vs (16) Holy Cross

Oregon by 23

(8) St. Joseph's vs (9) Cincinnati 

Flip a coin!!!

Cincy by 4

(6) Texas vs (11) Northern Iowa

Let's call another one!!!

Northern Iowa by 7

(3) Texas A&M vs (14) Wisconsin-Green Bay

A&M by 9

(7) Oregon State vs (10) VCU

Have to go VCU this time of the year.

VCU by 7

(2) Oklahoma vs (15) UCSB

Oklahoma by 18

MidWest Regional

(7) Dayton vs (10) Syracuse

ACC, ACC, ACC!!!

Syracuse by 6

(2 ) Mississippi State vs Middle Tennessee State

MSU by 13

That covers all for now....back with more tomorrow!!!

Day 1 Full bracket

Full on Madness from 2am Aussie time!!

Now we get to the excitement!! The 2016 NCAA tourney goes full swing overnight with action from all regions.

Unlike any other, this year's tourney could be won by any of 10 or so teams.

No need for lots of intro, let's jump straight into the juiciness of the brackets!!

West Region

(4) Duke vs (13) UNC-Wilmington

Some are saying this could be the first shock of the tourney, I'll give the Devils their do and say that Coach K will get them through this round!

Duke by 8-12

(12) Yale vs (5) Baylor

Interesting, very interesting!

Baylor by 10-14

Midwest Region

(16) Hampton vs (1) Virginia

In state battle but the 'Hoos should be able to pull through!!

UVA by 20-24

(9) Butler vs (8) Texas Tech

The Butler does it again!!

Butler by 5-8

(13) Iona vs (4) Iowa State

Iowa State by 12-14

(12) Ark-Little Rock vs (5) Purdue

Purdue by 10-16

(14) Fresno State vs (3) Utah
Utah by 9-14

(11) Gonzaga vs (6) Seton Hall
The Zags will pull through!!
Gonzaga by 6-10

South Region

(9) UConn vs (8) Colorado

Excitement galore in this one....will UConn start another miracle run??

UConn by 1-3

(16) Austin-Peay vs (1) Kansas

Kansas by 22-26

(14) Buffalo vs (3) Miami

Miami by 14-18

(11) Wichita State vs Arizona (6) 

Shocker Time!!!

Wichita State by 4-9

East Region

(16) Florida Gulf Coast vs (1) North Carolina

Tarheels fine tuning!!

UNC by 21-27

(9) Providence vs (8) USC

Could be another thriller!!

USC by 3-7

Ok, covers Day 1, back with more of course .....

NCAA Tourney kicks off

Maaadddnnnneeeessssss

As always at this time of the year, there is a madness in the air!! Of the NCAA basketball variety of course!!

So with the play-in games set for later, let's quickly make a couple of predictions to get my feet wet.

With no ado .... let's pick 'em!!

Play-in Games Day 1

Florida Gulf Coast vs Fairleigh Dickinson

FGCU returns to NCAA play looking for another run of upsets and scares but first they must get by FDU in Dayton, they should

FGCU for a close win

Vanderbilt vs Wichita State

Another battle of teams that can possibly go far but first they must deal with one another. The Shockers have usually made at least a mini run in the last few years but Vandy has been showing signs of being trouble for opponents lately. Though it will not be much of a shock, Going with the Shockers!

Wichita State

Play-in Games Day 2

Holy Cross vs Southern

The Crusaders have shocked to get here but it may be a brief appearance!

Southern

Michigan vs Tulsa

This one should be good!! Both teams are familiar with NCAA runs. Michigan will be slightly more physical than the Golden Hurricanes though and will pull out another close one.

Michigan

Short and sweet for now, back with full bracket after play-in games.