NCAA Tournament Updates 3/16/06

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First Round

Thursday, March 16

Washington D.C. Region

at Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.

Game 1: No. 7 Wichita State (24-8) 86, No. 10 Seton Hall (18-11) 66
Game 2: No. 2 Tennessee (21-7) 63, No. 15 Winthrop (23-7) 61

Minneapolis Region

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL

Game 3: No. 11 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (21-8) 82, No. 6 Oklahoma (20-8) 74
Game 4: No. 3 Florida (27-6) 76, No. 13 South Alabama (24-6) 50

at Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Game 5: No. 4 Boston College (26-7) 88, No. 13 Pacific (24-7) 76, 2OT
Game 6: No. 12 Montana (23-6) 87, No. 5 Nevada (27-5) 79

Oakland Region

at Cox Arena
San Diego, CA

Game 7: No. 10 Alabama (17-12) 90, No. 7 Marquette (20-10) 85
Game 8: No. 2 UCLA (27-6) 78, No 15 Belmont (20-10) 44

Atlanta Region

at Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.

Game 9: No. 8 George Washington (26-2) 88, No. 9 North Carolina-Wilmington (25-7) 85, OT
Game 10: No. 1 Duke (30-3) 70, No. 16 Southern (19-12) 54

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL

Game 11: No. 4 LSU (23-8) 80, No. 13 Iona (23-7) 64
Game 12: No. 12 Texas A&M (21-8) 66, No. 5 Syracuse 58

Oakland Region

at Jon M. Hunstman Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Game 13: No. 3 Gonzaga (27-3) 79, No. 14 Xavier (21-10) 75
Game 14: No. 6 Indiana (18-11) 87, No. 11 San Diego State (24-8) 83

Washington D.C. Region

at Cox Arena
San Diego, CA

Game 15: No. 4 Illinois (25-6) 78, No. 13 Air Force (24-6) 69
Game 16: No. 5 Washington (24-6) 75, No. 12 Utah State (23-8) 61

Note: Great pre-game analysis on today's BC-Pacific game by Ken Pomeroy. Very few people had Pacific as a possible upset winner, but Pomeroy nailed the game long before the two teams played. Too bad the Tigers wilted in the second overtime; they let a golden opportunity get away.

Bracket Projections and Predictions

We have spent the past 3 days analyzing this bracket and have come up with our thoughts and predictions on the first round upsets, Sweet 16, Final Four and Champion.

First Round Upsets:

Our best bet for the first round upsets are:

Xavier #14 seed over Gonzaga (if the Zags do not lose here, they will lose to Indiana in the second round)

NC State #10 seed over California (The Bears have been too inconsistent all season and NC State has faced tougher competition this year)

Seton Hall #10 seed over Wichita State (The Pirates have been an enigma, losing to lower quality teams and beating better quality teams. The Shockers are a better quality team and we like Seton Hall to prevail here)

UAB #9 over Kentucky, NC Wilmington #9 over George Washington, Wisconson #9 over Arizona

Sweet 16:

Our Sweet 16 selections are:

Duke
LSU
WVU
Texas
Memphis
Kansas
Indiana
UCLA
Connecticut
Illinois
UNC
Seton Hall
Villanova
BC
Florida
Ohio State

Final 4:

Our Final Four is:

Texas
UCLA
Connecticut
Florida

and we like the Texas Longhorns as this year's national champion.

Whatever the results, we wish you luck on your bracket and we hope everyone enjoys the NCAA Tournament.