Now That Your Bracket Has Been Wasted ....

Does Northern Iowa Have Some Magic Left? We Think So...

Chances are, after all the upsets this past weekend, the copy of your NCAA Tournament Bracket is a distant memory, crumpled up in a dumpster outside of Greenwood Elementary, or if you're green, in the recyclables box on the curb.... No, we didn't do great either, but 11-5 is better than most from what we've heard. Purdue and St. Mary's are killing us right now...That puts us at a healthy 35-13 overall, but we need some major help to tie last year's 49-14. After ignoring our thinking caps, we made our picks, and here they are.......

Midwest Region

Northern Iowa over Michigan St.

Ohio St. over Tennessee

West Region

Syracuse over Butler

Kansas St over Xavier

East Region

Kentucky over Cornell

Washington over West Virginia

South Region

Duke over Purdue

Baylor over St. Mary's

Yes, Cinderella hits midnight for Cornell, but Northern Iowa and Washington roll on. I picked WV in my Sweet 16 pool, but word is their point guard is out. I'd love to pick against Duke, but not until the Final Four with the clear path they have....

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