Let the games begin!
Fun fact: today is the day that more American males call in sick to work than any other day of the year. The NCAA Tournament has begun.
Thank you to all who entered this year’s TOC pool. We have 42 entries this year. The overwhelming majority of you have selected Michigan State to go all the way. In fact, of the 42 entries, 26 have MSU as the last team standing. 6 of you picked Houston, 4 have Florida, 3 have Duke, and there is 1 each for St. John’s, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Here are the tournament forecasts from TOC writers Mike, Steve, and O.
Mike: Champion = MSU
Elite 8: MSU over um; Kansas over Florida; Wisconsin over Arizona; Kentucky over Clemson
Final 4: MSU over Kansas; Wisconsin over Kentucky
Steve: Champion = Florida
Elite 8: MSU over TA&M; Florida over Missouri; Duke over Alabama; Tennessee over Houston
Final Four: Florida over MSU; Duke over Tennessee
O: Champion = Florida
Elite 8: MSU over Auburn; Florida over St. John’s; Wisconsin over Duke; Clemson over Tennessee
Final Four: Florida over MSU; Clemson over Wisconsin
This article will be the open thread until the MSU game tomorrow night.