2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Sweet Sixteen Predictions

This is the first follow up post about my revised picks for the Sweet Sixteen to the National Championship. Again I will give the bracket and the game by scores for each game.

South Regional:

Bracket:

Sweet 16      Elite 8         Final Four

1 UK                                                                

                   } UK

4 IND

                                      } UK

3 BAY

                   } BAY

10 XAV 

Game by Game Scores:
Sweet Sixteen of South Region in Atlanta, GA on March 23:

#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Indiana; UK 79, IND 71. 

#3 Baylor vs. #10 Xavier; BAY 84, XAV 65.  

Elite Eight of South Region in Atlanta, GA on March 25:

#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Baylor; UK 78, BAY 74. OT

West Regional:

Bracket:

Sweet 16      Elite 8         Final Four

1 MSU                                                               

                   } MSU  

4 LOU

                                      } MSU

3 MARQ

                   } MARQ

7 FLA

Game by Game Scores:

Sweet Sixteen of West Region in Phoenix, AZ on March 22:

#1 Michigan State vs. #4 Louisville; MSU 68, LOU 62.

#3 Marquette vs. #7 Florida; MARQ 78, FLA70.   

Elite Eight of West Region in Phoenix, AZ on March 24:

#1 Michigan State vs. #3 Marquette; MSU 76, MARQ 73.

East Regional:

Bracket:

Sweet 16      Elite 8         Final Four

1 SYR                                                              

                   } SYR  

4 WIS

                                      } OSU

2 OSU

                   } OSU
6 CIN

Game by Game Scores: 

Sweet Sixteen of East Region in Boston, MA on March 22:

#1 Syracuse vs. #4 Wisconsin; SYR 75, WIS 72.

#2 Ohio State vs. #6 Cincinnati; OSU 84, CIN 74.

Elite Eight of East Region in Boston, MA on March 24:

#1 Syracuse vs. #2 Ohio State; OSU 80, SYR 76.OT

Midwest Regional:

Bracket:

Sweet 16      Elite 8         Final Four

1 UNC                                                              

                   } UNC   

13 OHIO

                                      } KU

2 KU

                   } KU
11 NCST

                                     

Game by Game Scores: 

Sweet Sixteen of Midwest Region in St. Louis, MO on March 23:

#1 North Carolina vs. #13 Ohio; UNC 72, OHIO 62.

#2 Kansas vs. #11 North Carolina State; KU 68, NCST 65. 

Elite Eight of Midwest Region in St. Louis, MO on March 25:

#1 North Carolina vs. #2 Kansas; KU 85, UNC 83. 2OT

Final Four:

Bracket:

Final Four   Championship  Champion


1 UK
                   } UK
1 MSU
                                      } UK
2 KU
                   } OSU
2 OSU

Game by Game Scores:

National Semi-Finals (Final Four) in New Orleans, LA on March 31:
#1 Kentucky vs. #1 Michigan State; UK 81, MSU 78. OT
#2 Kansas vs. #2 Ohio State; OSU 73, KU 72.
National Championship Game in New Orleans, LA on April 2:
#1 Kentucky vs. #2 Ohio State; UK 79, OSU 68.
2012 National Champions:
Kentucky Wildcats are 2012 National Champions.
2012 NCAA Tournament MOP: 
Anthony Davis, Kentucky is the 2012 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.