March 13, 2007

ESPN.com

OK, OK, everyone loves to fill out their bracket and make their predictions on the big dance. Here we go, as I filled out my bracket too, baby!

EAST
1st round
North Carolina over Eastern Kentucky
Marquette over Michigan State
USC over Arkansas
Texas over New Mexico State
Vanderbilt over George Washington
Washington State over Oral Roberts
Texas Tech over Boston College
Georgetown over Belmont

2nd round
North Carolina over Marquette
Texas over USC
Vanderbilt over Washington State
Georgetown over Texas Tech

Sweet 16
North Carolina over Texas Georgetown over Vanderbilt

Elite 8
North Carolina over Georgetown

SOUTH
1st round
Ohio State over Central Connecticut State
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

2nd round
Ohio State over BYU
Virginia over Tennessee
Texas A&M over Louisville
Nevada over Memphis

Sweet 16
Ohio State over Virginia
Texas A&M over Nevada

Elite 8
Ohio State over Texas A&M

MIDWEST
1st round
Florida over Jackson State
Arizona over Purdue
Old Dominion over Butler
Maryland over Davidson
Notre Dame over Winthrop
Oregon over Miami-Ohio
Georgia Tech over UNLV
Wisconsin over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

2nd round
Florida over Arizona
Maryland over Old Dominion
Oregon over Notre Dame
Georgia Tech over Wisconsin

Sweet 16
Florida over Maryland
Oregon over Georgia Tech

Elite 8
Florida over Oregon

WEST
1st round
Kansas over Niagara
Villanova over Kentucky
Illinois over Virginia Tech
Southern Illinois over Holy Cross
Duke over Virginia Commonwealth
Pittsburgh over Wright State
Indiana over Gonzaga
UCLA over Weber State

2nd round
Kansas over Villanova
Illinois over Southern Illinois
Duke over Pittsburgh
UCLA over Indiana

Sweet 16
Kansas over Illinois
UCLA over Duke

Elite 8
UCLA over Kansas

Final 4
UCLA over Florida
North Carolina over Ohio State

Championship
North Carolina over UCLA

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.