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NCAA Tournament Predictions: My Picks in the Big Dance

 
Every second Sunday of March, I, along with millions across this country, watch the unveiling of the season's NCAA Tournament. We then spend an excessive amount of time predicting what we think will happen in the tournament, and this year is no different. By Tuesday afternoon, I finally had it all laid out. So here it is. First, I'll go with my first round upsets, which in my definition means a higher seed over a lower seed.   East (11) St. Joe's over (6) Oklahoma   Midwest (9) Kent St. over (8) UNLV (10) Davidson over (7) Gonzaga   South (12) Temple over (5) Michigan St. (14) Cornell over (3) Stanford   West (11) Baylor over Purdue   Obviously, I'm going with the chalk for the other picks in the first round and the matchups in the second round.  Here are my picks in the Sweet Sixteen.   East (1) UNC over (5) Notre Dame (3) Louisville over (2) Tennessee   Midwest (1) Kansas over (5) Clemson (2) Georgetown over (3) ... (link)

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