NCAA College Basketball March Madness Predictions

A prediction of the NCAA men's basketball tournament with a national champion chosen and a summary of why they are the BEST team in the country.

East

In the East region I think that Kentucky (over East Tenn. State), Texas (over Wake Forest), Temple (over Cornell), Wisconsin (over Wofford), Marquette (over Washington), New Mexico (over Montana), Missouri (over Clemson), and West Virginia (over Morgan State) will advance in the First Round. In the Second Round I think that Kentucky (over Texas), Wisconsin (over Temple), Marquette (over New Mexico), and West Virginia (over Missouri) will advance. Then Kentucky (over Wisconsin) and West Virginia (over Marquette) will move on. Kentucky (over West Virginia) will advance to the Final Four.

South

In the South region I think that Duke, Louisville (over Cal.), Texas A&M (over Utah State), Purdue (over Sienna), Baylor (over Sam Houston), Old Dominion (over Notre Dame), Richmond (over St. Mary's), and Villanova (over Robert Morris) will move on. From there, Duke (over Louisville), Texas A&M (over Purdue), Baylor (over Old Dominion), and Villanova (over Richmond) will advance. Duke (over Texas A&M) and Villanova (over Baylor) will not have any problems getting to the Elite Eight where Scottie Reynolds and the Villanova Wildcats will advance to the Final Four over Duke.

Midwest

The Midwest will have Kansas (over Lehigh), Northern Iowa (over UNLV), Michigan State (over New Mexico State), Maryland (over Houston), Georgetown (over Ohio), Tennessee (over San Diego State), Oklahoma State(over Georgia Tech), and Ohio State (over UC Santa Barb.) prevailing in the First Round. In the Second Round Kansas (over Northern Iowa), Maryland (over Michigan State), Georgetown (over Tennessee), and Ohio State (over Oklahoma State). From here Kansas (over Maryland) and Ohio State (over Georgetown) will advance to the Elite Eight. Kansas (over Ohio State) will then move in to the Final Four.

West

In the West region Syracuse (over Vermont), Gonzaga (over Florida State), UTEP (over Butler), Vanderbilt (over Murray State), Pittsburgh (over Oakland), Xavier (over Minnesota), BYU (over Florida), and Kansas State (over North Texas) will advance. The Second Round will highlight Syracuse (over Gonzaga), UTEP (over Vanderbilt), Xavier (over Pittsburgh) and Kansas State (over BYU). Syracuse (over UTEP) and Kansas State (over Xavier) will advance to the Elite Eight where Syracuse will join the Final Four.

Final Four

The Final Four will consist of Kentucky, Villanova, Kansas, and Syracuse. Kansas (over Syracuse) and Kentucky (over Villanova) will advance to the Championship where Kentucky will be crowned the NCAA champions.

Why Kentucky will win

Kentucky is the youngest team in the tournament which is not a good thing by any means. However, they have one of the Top 3 best teams which most people won't argue with. The reason they will win is because John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins are 2 great players. Cousins has his bad games and plays worse when he is frustrated but Wall comes through consistently. He can take a game into his hands and make the shots that need to be made (Much Like Lebron James or Kobe Bryant).