The Madness is upon us which means: everyone frantically trying to guess correctly in their bracket.
The beauty and essence of the NCAA tournament is that its wildly unpredictable every year. That doesn't stop all of us from trying to correctly predict the games. So here is my region by region breakdown of this year's March Madness.
West:
Most Likely First Round Upset: Rutgers or Notre Dame over Alabama
Team That Will Go Further Than You Think:: Arkansas
Sleeper: Michigan State
Predicted winner: Gonzaga
East
Most Likely First Round Upset: Virginia Tech over Texas
Team That Will Go Further Than You Think: UCLA
Sleeper: North Carolina
Predicted winner: UCLA
Midwest
Most Likely First Round Upset: South Dakota State over Providence
Team That Will Go Further Than You Think: Iowa
Sleeper: Iowa
Predicted winner: Auburn
South
Most Likely First Round Upset: Loyola over Ohio State
Team That Will Go Further Than You Think: Tennessee
Sleeper: Houston
Predicted winner: Arizona
Final Four
Gonzaga over UCLA
Arizona over Auburn
National Championship:
Arizona over Gonzaga