Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament Round 2 Day 2 Picks
Can we have two Cinderellas?
Obviously yesterday didn't work out so well for me, but I'm going to do better today. At least I woke up and told myself to forget about yesterday. I knew I should have picked Michigan, so today I'm picking with my heart and not what the numbers might say.
Here are the picks:
- (4) Illinois vs. (5) Houston: Again, not a fan of anything Houston, but they look tough to beat. Houston in this one.
- (7) The Ohio State University vs. (2) Villanova: Ok, so I LOVE OSU, but I also think Jay Wright is the best coach out there. Sadly, I'm picking Villanova. Sorry Buckeye's, if it were football, this is a no brainer.
- (7) Michigan State vs. (2) Duke: Here is the tough one. I think Duke and coach K are unbelievable. I also know Izzo is 3 - 12 against Duke. However, my heart is taking Michigan State.
- (11) Iowa St. vs. (3) Wisconsin: I'm a big fan of Johnny Davis and I think he alone will rip Iowa State. However, Iowa State is no joke, they could pull this off easily. Badgers.
- (11) Notre Dame vs. (3) Texas Tech: Notre Dame surprised me in the first round, they could do it again. Wisdom says Texas Tech.
- (10) Miami vs. (2) Auburn: Miami played well against USC. However, Auburn looked fairly tough against a 15 seeded team, so I"ll keep picking them until they give me reason not to. Auburn.
- (6) Texas vs. (3) Purdue: If Purdue plays their game, they are as good as anyone. If they try to get into a track meet with Texas it could be a disaster. Purdue but this one makes me nervous.
- (9) TCU vs. (1) Arizona: No question, Arizona. TCU isn't bad, Arizona is just really well coached and talented.
I'm not sure where the stinkers may be, but I'm sure they are out there. Let's see how I do headed into the sweet 16.