My picks for the 2007 NCAA tournament

So I'm still a little pissed about Akron not getting in to the big dance, and to make matters worse they didn't even get into the NIT. Akron lost in the finals of the MAC tournament to Miami of Ohio on a buzzer beating 3 pointer, giving Miami (OH) the auto seed in the NCAA tourney. But I felt that based on the 26-7 overall record and going 13-3 in conference games they deserved to be there. I mean if Arkansas gets to go with the numbers they put up, why can't Akron. Anyway, I'm not gonna get all worked up about, I mean it's not like I've seen a game this season. So anyway, here are my picks with a little bit of analysis thrown in for good measure.

We'll start with the midwest

#1Florida v. #16Jackson St. - Florida,this is a no brainer. Florida is the reigning champ and they have all 5 starters back this year.

#8Arizona v. #9Purdue- Purdue, not based on anything other than I looked at the free throw percentage for both teams and Purdue seems to make theirs more often, plus they're in the Big 10.

#5 Butler v. #12 Old Dominion- Butler, Old Dominion is a good team, but no upset here, Butler is rock solid in this match up.

#6 Notre Dame v. #11 Winthrop- Notre Dame

#3 Oregon v. #14 Miami (OH)- Oregon, the good Oregon team will show up for this first round game, this will probably be the only time you'll see that good Oregon team though.

#7 UNLV v. #10 Georgia Tech- UNLV, the funk that they have been in since Coach Tarkanian left will finally end.

#2 Wisconsin v. #15 Texas A&M C.C.- Wisconsin

So there is the first round of the Midwest, which will create these match ups in the second round.

#1 Florida v. #8 Purdue- Florida

#5 Butler v. #4 Maryland- Butler

#6 Notre Dame v. #3 Oregon- Notre Dame

#7 UNLV v. #2 Wisconsin- Wisconsin

Then we start the 3rd round in the midwest,

#1 Florida v. #5 Butler- Florida

#6 Notre Dame v. #2 Wisconsin- Notre Dame

Then the Midwest final

#1 Florida v. #6 Notre Dame- Florida

So there are my picks for the Midwest bracket. Like I said earlier, I have little to no knowledge of the teams, other than what I have read over the past few days. I looked at stats and schedule, but other than that I have to rely on the history of the schools program in a lot of places.

Now the West,

#1 Kansas v. #16 Niagara- Kansas, again no upset for the #1 seed here. Kansas is rock solid.

#8 Kentucky v. #9 Villanova- Kentucky, these are the hardest games to pick, both of these teams are good, they are evenly matched. I just kinda have a feeling that Kentucky can do it.

#5 Viginia Tech. v. #12 Illinois- Virginia Tech.

#4 Southern Illinois v. Holy Cross- S. Illinois

#6 Duke v. #11 VCU- VCU, this will be a big upset, but this is not the Duke team you may have come to know over the past few years. They took an early exit for their Division Tourney, and the same will happen here.

#3 Pittsburgh v. #14 Wright St.- Pittsburgh

#7 Indiana v. #10 Gonzaga- Gonzaga, another upset, Gonzaga seems to always be rated too low and this is the case again, Indiana is not good enough to beat them.

#2 UCLA v. #15 Weber State- UCLA

And the second round match ups

#1 Kansas v. #8 Kentucky- Kentucky

#5 Virginia Tech v. #4 Southern Illinois- S. Illinois

#11 VCU v. #3 Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh

#10 Gonzaga v. #2 UCLA- UCLA

Third round

#1 Kansas v. #4 S. Illinois- Kansas

#3 Pittsburgh v. #2 UCLA- UCLA

West Final

#1 Kansas v. #2 UCLA- UCLA

Then we move to the East bracket

#1 North Carolina v. #16 Eastern Kentucky- N.C.

#8 Marquette v. #9 Michigan State- Michigan State

#5 USC v. #12 Arkansas- USC

#4 Texas v. #13 New Mexico State- Texas

#6 Vanderbilt v. George Washington- Vanderbilt

#3 Washington State v. # 14 Oral Roberts- Oral Roberts

#7 Boston College v. #10 Texas Tech- Texas Tech

#2 Georgetown v. #15 Belmont- Georgetown

2nd round East

#1 N.C. v. #9 Michigan State- Michigan State

#5 USC v. #4 Texas- Texas

#6 Vanderbilt v. #14 Oral Roberts- Vanderbilt

#10 Texas Tech v. #2 Georgetown- Georgetown

3rd round East

#9 Michigan State v. #4 Texas- Texas

#6 Vanderbilt v. #2 Georgetown- Georgetown

East Final

#4 Texas v. #2 Georgetown- Texas

Then the South bracket

#1 Ohio State v. #16 Central Conn. State- Ohio State

#8 BYU v. #9 Xavier- Xavier

#5 Tennessee v. #12 Long beach State- Tennessee

#4 Virginia v. #13 Albany- Virginia

#6 Louisville v. #11 Stanford- Louisville

#3 Texas A&M v. #14 Pennsylvania- Texas A&M

#7 Nevada v. #10 Creighton- Nevada

#2 Memphis v. #15 North Texas- Memphis

2nd round South bracket

#1 Ohio State v. #9 Xavier- Ohio State

#5 Tennessee v. #4 Virginia- Tennessee

#6 Louisville v. #3 Texas A&M- Texas A&M

#7 Nevada v. #2 Memphis- Memphis

3rd round South

#1 Ohio State v. #5 Tennessee- Ohio State

#3 Texas A&M v. #2 Memphis- Texas A&M

South Final

#1 Ohio State v. #3 Texas A&M- Texas A&M- Texas A&M

Then we get to the national semis

#1 Florida v. #2 UCLA- UCLA

#4 Texas v. #3 Texas A&M- Texas A&M

Then the championship game

#2 UCLA v. #3 Texas A&M- UCLA

So there you have it, OK by the end I was sick of typing and also realized that I may not get this post done before the tourney starts. So I stopped with the analysis.