Let the Madness Begin...

These are my picks based on what I know.
Bonus: Chick Picks... cause not everyone is basing their brackets on skill.



MIDWEST
Play in Game - Alabama State over Morehead - ASU won 13 of their last 14 games.. and their 7 foot center "Chief" blocks shots left and right. Chick Pick: Morehead. What a ridiculous name for a school.

#1 Louisville over #16 ASU- Big East regular season title/Tournament Champs.. nuff said. Chick Pick: Cardinals cause Kurt Warner is a cardinal and hes hot so there ya go.

#8 Ohio State over #9 Siena... Ohio State beat #7 Mich St in the Big Ten Tournament. Siena has no big out of conference wins and even their wins in conference are unimpressive. Chick Pick: Siena since it shares its name with Siena Miller and shes pretty sexy.

FIRST UPSET: #12 Arizona over #5 Utah - Zona has 3 top-25 wins over the Zags, Kansas and Washington... plus the Pac-10 is a much better conference than Mt West Chick Pick: Wildcats cause a wildcat will mess up a Ute.. whatever that is

#4 Wake Forest over #13 Cleveland St - After choking to the Terps... look out for the Demon Decs to make a run deep in the tourney. Chick Pick: WFU cause Dino Gaudio is Wake's coach and hes such a cool dude.

#6 West Virginia over #11 Dayton - West Virginia got screwed by Syracuse in the Big East Tournament with a late no-call on Devendorf, who's trailer-park trash anyway.. vengeance will fuel the Mountaineers, at least out of the first round. Chick Pick: Dayton cause they sleep with their relatives in West Virginia.

#3 Kansas over #14 North Dakota State - Defending Champs got this one. Chick Pick: N. Dakota State cause face it Toto... were not in Kansas anymore.

SECOND UPSET: #10 Southern Cal over #7 Boston College - I regrettably hate choosing a Pac-10 team over an ACC team.. but USC had back-to-back wins over No. 17 UCLA and No. 19 ASU to win the Pac-10 Championship... BC's only hot wins late this season were No. 5 Duke and No. 16 FSU but they then lost to Duke in the ACC tourney... It will be a close game, but USC takes it. Chick Pick: Trojans.. need I say more?

#2 Michigan State over #15 Robert Morris - The Colonials should be happy with the Northeast Conf Title and keep it moving.

WEST
#1 UConn over #16 Chattanooga - 7 foot 3 Hasheem Thebeet and the Huskies will go far this year and then hopefully the Wizards will scoop him in the draft. Fingers crossed, Wiz Kids.

THIRD UPSET: #9 Texas A&M over #8 BYU - This is a repeat from last years tourney and will have the same outcome. A&M has too many big guys and BYU can't finish. This game will be close, but ultimately the Aggies prevail. Chick Pick: If you're a cougar in the making, BYU's your team.

#5 Purdue over #12 Northern Iowa - The Big Ten Champs have been battle-tested. Northern Iowa, not so much. The Panthers have gotten themselves in the tourney for the past several years but thats about it. Chick Pick: "Make it four Boilermakers."

#4 Washington #12 Mississippi State - Washington has a "home advantage" in this match-up. If you watched Miss St win the SEC title you know they didnt earn it, Tennessee basically laid down.

#6 Marquette over #11 Utah State - The Big East prevails over a weak conference champion... Marquette has seen the 3 #1 seeds from the Big East (UConn, Louisville and Pitt) in their last games of the season.. and while losing to all three, they hung in there and will go far this year.

#3 Missouri over #14 Cornell - This isn't even a real basketball game. The Ivy League shouldn't be allowed in the tournament.

FOURTH UPSET: #10 Maryland over #7 California - Terps did exactly what they needed to do to get here and they won't back down now. Expect high emotions and a Maryland W in the first round.

#2 Memphis over #15 CS Northridge - Grizzlies are going far after being snubbed for the #1 seed.

EAST
#1 Pittsburgh over # 16 East Tenn. St - DaJuan Blair and the Panthers are locks for this region. Duke doesnt stand a chance.

#8 Oklahoma State over #9 Tennessee - The Volunteers gave up against Miss St and dont deserve to step out of the first round.

#5 Florida St over #12 Wisconsin - Tony Douglas is strong enough to pick up the W here but the Badgers aren't far behind. Beating UNC in the ACC tourney and getting crushed by Duke basically put FSU back to square one. Plus Big Ten basketball is soooo sloowww.

#4 Xavier over #13 Portland State - Xavier will run over the Vikings because Portland State forgets how to play basketball against anyone good.

FIFTH UPSET: #11 VCU over #6 UCLA - I've watched Anthony Grant and Senior guard Eric Maynor a lot this season and this kid is the real deal. This is going to be the upset not many will see because they haven't watched this kid do what he can do. Trust me, he's fire. Chick Pick: UCLA, I wish they all could be California girls.

#3 Villanova over # 14 American - This is basically a home game for Nova. American keeps making the tournament and I keep hoping they will go away. Chick Pick: Nova cause Jay Wright, Villanovas head coach, is sexy as hell.

#7 Texas over #10 Minnesota - Hopefully Tubby Smith will come through for Minnesota. This will be a great defensive and coaching match-up. Chick Pick: Long Horns.

#2 Duke over #15 Binghamton - Duke will win this one and Tony Kornheiser will cry in his green-sleeved Binghamton t-shirt.

SOUTH
#1 UNC over #16 Radford - I would only pick this as an upset because UNC is a weak #1 but the Tar Heels live up to the madness in March and this is Radford's first invite to the dance. Carolina will only win because they play in Greensboro, albeit they have the easiest road to the finals, but could easily be stopped by the Zags.

#8 LSU over #9 Butler - The SEC isnt a great conference but the Tigers shouldn't be overlooked. They will take this game easily.

SIXTH UPSET: #12 Western Kentucky over #5 Illinois - WKU's Chester Frazier has a broken hand and we all know what injuries mean in the postseason.

#4 Gonzaga over #13 Akron - The Zags are underrated this season. Their stellar defense and flashy point guards will breeze by Akron and could go further than expected.

#6 Arizona St over #11 Temple - Temple's Dionte Christmas scored 29 pts to win the A-10 Title. But this is as far as they come. Chick Pick: Temple, cause the owls will show you their hooters.

#3 Syracuse over #14 S. F. Austin - The Orange's Jonny Flynn is a beast of a point guard playing 147 out of 155 possible minutes in the Big East Tournament. Cuse deserves to go far in this tournament and have the heart if they so choose. Chick Pick: S.F. Austin because sweaty lumberjacks are oh so fun.

#7 Clemson over #10 Michigan - Trevor Booker is a human highlight reel and if he plays to his full potential, it will make you forget the Wolverines beat Duke earlier this season. Chick Pick: Clemson Tigers.. grr baby.

#2 Oklahoma over #15 Morgan State - Blake Griffin will dominate this match up and continue to outperform everyone else in the tournament. Syracuse-Oklahoma will be very interesting.