March Madness 2019 Day 1

Let the games begin

Field of 64

In a few hours, the 2019 edition of March Madness kicks off in earnest with every team in the field dreaming of Final Four glory. 

Without going through lots of rhetoric....I'll jump straight into the picks. Please note, some may vary from my original bracket picks.

East Region

Minnesota (10) vs Louisville (7)

Louisville by 8

Yale (14) vs LSU (3)

Could be one of those games!

LSU by 3

Bradley (15) vs Michigan State (2)

Michigan St by 14

Belmont (11) vs Maryland (6)

Another tricky one.

Maryland by 4

Midwest Region

New Mexico State (12) vs Auburn (5)

Here we go...the 12-5 upset!

New Mexico State by 7

Northeastern (13) vs Kansas (4)

Kansas by 15

Abilene Christian (15) vs Kentucky (2)

Kentucky by 22

Seton Hall (10) vs Wofford (7)

Wofford by 6

West Region

Vermont (13) vs Florida State (4)

Fla St by 14

Murray State (12) vs Marquette (5)

Maybe best game of the day!

Murray St by 2

Florida (10) vs Nevada (7)

Nevada by 7

Fairleigh Dickinson (16) vs Gonzaga (1)

Gonzaga by 24

Montana (15) vs Michigan (2)

Michigan by 17

Baylor (9) vs Syracuse (8)

Syracuse by 5

South Region

St. Mary's (11) vs Villanova (6)

Villanova by 9

Old Dominion (14) vs Purdue (3)

Purdue by 8

Back with the second half of the bracket tomorrow!