The Bizniz, Volume 2, Issue 3 ARCHIVE

3/15/07

March Madness, my favorite time of the sporting year, is upon us. The tournament started today, but I will belatedly present my pick region by region.

MIDWEST-Opening Round: Florida over Jackson State, Arizona over Purdue, Butler over Old Dominion, Maryland over Davidson, Winthrop over Notre Dame, Oregon over Miami (OH), Georgia Tech over UNLV, and Wisconsin over Texas A&M C-C. Second Round: Florida over Arizona, Maryland over Butler, Oregon over Winthrop, and Wisconsin over Georgia Tech. Sweet 16: Florida over Maryland, Oregon over Wisconsin. Elite 8: Florida over Oregon.

WEST-Opening Round: Kansas over Niagra, Villanova over Kentucky, Illinois over Virginia Tech, Southern Illinois over Holy Cross, Duke over VCU, Pittsburgh over Wright State, Gonzaga over Indiana, UCLA over Weber State. Second Round: Kansas over Villanova, Illinois over Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh over Duke, UCLA over Gonzaga. Sweet 16: Kansas over Illinois, UCLA over Pittsburgh. Elite 8: UCLA over Kansas.

EAST-Opening Round: North Carolina over Eastern Kentucky, Marquette over Michigan State, USC over Arkansas, Texas over New Mexico State, George Washington over Vanderbilt, Washington State over Oral Roberts, Boston College over Texas Tech, Georgetown over Belmont. Second Round: North Carolina over Marquette, USC over Texas, Washington State over George Washington, Georgetown over Boston College. Sweet 16: North Carolina over USC, Georgetown over Washington State. Elite 8: North Carolina over Georgetown.

SOUTH- Opening Round: Ohio State over Central Connecticut, BYU over Xavier, Tennessee over Long Beach State, Virginia over Albany, Louisville over Stanford, Texas A&M over Penn, Nevada over Creighton, Memphis over North Texas. Second Round: Ohio State over BYU, Tennessee over Virginia, Texas A&M over Louisville, Memphis over Nevada. Sweet 16: Ohio State over Tennessee, Texas A&M over Memphis. Elite 8: Ohio State over Texas A&M.

FINAL FOUR

UCLA over Florida, Ohio State over North Carolina

Ohio State

over UCLA

Most Outstanding Player:Mike Conley, Jr.

Sleeper from each region (6 seed or lower): Arizona (MW), Illinois (W), Boston College (E), Nevada (S). Players who will become household names: Aaron Brooks, Scotty Reynolds, D.J. Strawberry, Jeremy Pargo, Taj Gibson, Derrick Low, Jared Dudley.