2009 NCAA Tournament: Second-Round Predictions and Preview Sunday Games

2009 NCAA Tournament Predictions. We're heading in to the final day of the first week of the NCAA tournament. Some tight games occurred on Saturday with Gonzaga winning a controversial game over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on a late layup, Duke surviving Texas, and Oklahoma outlasting Michigan. Coming up on Sunday we still have some great basketball games left to determine who is going to go to the "Suite 16 and provide predictions below.

2009 NCAA Tournament Predictions - Second Round - Sunday

2009 NCAA Tournament Predictions - Midwest Region -Second Round - Sunday

9 - Siena (27-7)
1 - Louisville (29-5) Big East
Prediction: Louisville 74-68
Notes: The Cardinals start to click and show why they're the number 1 overall seed heading into the Suite 16.

6 - Arizona State (25-9) Pac-10
3 -Syracuse (27-9) Big East
Prediction: 68-62
Notes: The Orangemen roll over ASU in this second round game.

10 - USC (22-12) PAC 10
2 - Michigan State (27-6) Big 10
Prediction: USC 70-62
Notes: Michigan States late season struggles continue in this game and USC bulls the upset.

13 - Cleveland State (26-10)
12 - Arizona (20-13) PAC 10
Prediction: Arizona 62 - 56
Notes: Cleveland State just finally runs out of steam.

2009 NCAA Tournament Predictions - East Region -Second Round - Sunday

8 - Oklahoma State - BIg 12
1 - Pittsburgh (29-4) - Big East
Prediction:Oklahoma State 88-79
Notes: Travis Ford leads OK State to the Suite 16.

6 - Marquette (25-9) Big East
3 -Missouri - 29-6 (Big 12)
Prediction: Missouri 81-75
Notes: This game goes down to the last minute.

2009 NCAA Tournament Predictions - West Region -Second Round - Sunday

11 - Dayton - 27-7
3 - Kansas - (26-7)
Prediction: Kansas 73 - 62
Notes: Kansas's depth is just too much for Dayton. This game will be closer than many predict!

12 - Wisconsin (20-12) Big Ten
4 - Xavier (26-7)
Prediction: Xavier 74-60
Notes: Xavier's style ov play overcomes Wiconsin for the win.

Refs:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=2305
http://collegehoopsvideo.com/
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/syracuse-orangemen/
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/louisville-cardinals/
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1566829/2009_selection_sunday_ncaa_tournament.html?cat=14
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/oklahoma-state-cowboys-basketball/
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=9
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/michigan-state-spartans-basketball/