In this post I will give all my NCAA Tournament predictions
all the way to the National Championship. I will give you my bracket and all
game by game results predictions including games for the First Four. I will
make a follow up post with new predictions at the Sweet 16, again at the Final
Four and again for the National Championship game.
First Four (1st Round) - Dayton,
OH:
March 19:
#11 Middle Tennessee State vs. #11
Saint Mary's; MTU 64, SMC 53.
#16 Liberty vs. #16 North Carolina
A&T; NCAT 55, LIB 50.
March 20:
#13 Boise State vs. #13 La Salle;
BSU 59, LAS 50.
#16 James Madison vs. #16 Long
Island; JMU 58, LIU 51.
Midwest Regional:
Bracket:
2nd Round 3rd
Round Sweet 16 Elite 8
Final Four
1 LOU
} LOU
16 NCAT
} LOU
8 CSU
} MIZZ
9 MIZZ
}LOU
4 SLU
} SLU
13 NMSU
} SLU
5 OKST
} ORE
12 ORE
} LOU
2 DUKE
} DUKE
15 ALBY
} DUKE
7 CREI
} CREI
10 CIN
} MSU
3 MSU
} MSU
14 VALP
} MSU
6 MEM
} MEM
11 MTU
Game by Game Scores:
2nd Round of Midwest Region in
Lexington, KY on March 21:
#1 Louisville vs. #16 North
Carolina A&T; LOU 64, NCAT 47.
#8 Colorado vs. #9 Missouri; MIZZ
57, CSU 51.
2nd Round of Midwest Region in
San Jose, CA on March 21:
#4 St. Louis vs. #13 New Mexico
State; SLU 63, NMSU 49.
#5 Oklahoma State vs. #12 Oregon;
ORE 63, OKST 62.
2nd Round of Midwest Region in
Auburn Hills, MI on March 21:
#3 Michigan State vs. #14
Valparaiso; MSU 82, VALP 59.
#6 Memphis vs. #11 Middle Tennessee
State; MEM 71, MTU 63.
2nd Round of Midwest Region in
Philadelphia, PA on March 22:
#2 Duke vs. #15 Albany; DUKE 68,
ALBY 46.
#7 Creighton vs. #10 Cincinnati;
CREI 72, CIN 66.
3rd Round of Midwest Region in
Lexington, KY on March 23:
#1 Indiana vs. #9 Missouri; IND 70,
MIZZ 56.
3rd Round of Midwest Region in
San Jose, CA on March 23:
#4 St. Louis vs. #12 Oregon; SLU
69, ORE 59.
3rd Round of Midwest Region in
Auburn Hills, MI on March 23:
#3 Michigan State vs. #6 Memphis;
MSU 71, MEM 66.
3rd Round of Midwest Region in
Philadelphia, PA on March 24:
#2 Duke vs. #7 Cincinnati; DUKE 74,
CIN 60.
Sweet Sixteen of Midwest Region
in Indianapolis, IN on March 29:
#1 Louisville vs. #4 St. Louis; LOU
74, SLU 60.
#2 Duke vs. #3 Michigan State; MSU
67, DUKE 66; OT.
Elite Eight of Midwest Region in
Indianapolis, IN on March 31:
#1 Louisville vs. #3 Michigan
State; LOU 71, MSU 68; OT.
South Regional:
Bracket:
2nd Round 3rd
Round Sweet 16 Elite 8
Final Four
1 KU
} KU
16 WKU
} KU
} KU
8 UNC
} UNC
9 VILL
} KU
4 MICH
} MICH
13 SDST
} VCU
5 VCU
} VCU
12 AKR
} GTWN
2 GTWN
} GTWN
15 FGCU
} GTWN
7 SDSU
} SDSU
10 OKLA
} GTWN
3 FLA
} FLA
14 NWST
} FLA
6 UCLA
} MINN
11 MINN
Game by Game Scores:
2nd Round of South Region in
Auburn Hills, MI on March 21:
#4 Michigan vs. #13 South Dakota
State; MICH 81, SDST 51.
#5 VCU vs. #12 Akron; VCU 73, AKR
57.
2nd Round of South Region in
Kansas City, MO on March 22:
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Western Kentucky;
KU 82, WKU 56.
#8 North Carolina vs. #9 Villanova;
UNC 73, VILL 70.
2nd Round of South Region in
Austin, TX on March 22:
#3 Florida vs. #14 Northwestern
State; FLA 83, NWST 56.
#6 UCLA vs. #11 Minnesota; MINN 66,
UCLA 61.
2nd Round of South Region in
Philadelphia, PA on March 22:
#2 Georgetown vs. #15 Florida Gulf
Coast; GTWN 70, FGCU 45.
#7 San Diego State vs. #10
Oklahoma; SDSU 66, OKLA 55.
3rd Round of South Region in
Auburn Hills, MI on March 23:
#4 Michigan vs. #5 VCU; VCU 69,
MICH 66; OT.
3rd Round of South Region in
Kansas City, MO on March 24:
#1 Kansas vs. #8 North Carolina; KU
69, UNC 54.
3rd Round of South Region in
Austin, TX on March 24:
#3 Florida vs. #11 Minnesota; FLA
71, MIN 54.
3rd Round of South Region in
Philadelphia, PA on March 24:
#2 Georgetown vs. #7 San Diego
State; GTWN 74, SDSU 62.
Sweet Sixteen of South Region in
Arlington, TX on March 29:
#1 Kansas vs. #5 VCU; KU 75, VCU
71.
#2 Georgetown vs. #3 Florida; GTWN
63, FLA 61.
Elite Eight of South Region in
Arlington, TX on March 31:
#1 Kansas vs. #2 Georgetown; GTWN
70, KU 66.
West Regional:
Bracket:
2nd Round 3rd
Round Sweet 16 Elite 8
Final Four
1 GONZ
} GONZ
16 SOU
} GONZ
} GONZ
8 PITT
} PITT
9 WICH
} GONZ
4 KSU
} KSU
13 BSU
13 BSU
} WIS
5 WIS
} WIS
12 MISS
} OSU
2 OSU
} OSU
15 IONA
15 IONA
} OSU
7 ND
} ISU
10 ISU
} OSU
3 UNM
} UNM
14 HARV
} UNM
6 ARIZ
} ARIZ
11 BEL
Game by Game Scores:
2nd Round of West Region in Salt
Lake City, UT on March 21:
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Southern; GONZ
80, SOU 53.
#8 Pittsburgh vs. #9 Wichita State;
PITT 69, WICH 63.
#3 New Mexico vs. #14 Harvard; UNM
79, HARV 55.
#6 Arizona vs. #11 Belmont; ARIZ
76, BEL 71.
2nd Round of West Region in
Kansas City, MO on March 22:
#4 Kansas State vs. #13 Boise
State; KSU 76, BSU 55.
#5 Wisconsin vs. #12 Mississippi;
WIS 67, MISS 63; OT.
2nd Round of West Region in
Dayton, OH on March 22:
#2 Ohio State vs. #15 Iona; OSU 76,
IONA 51.
#7 Notre Dame vs. #10 Iowa State; ISU 68, ND 61.
#7 Notre Dame vs. #10 Iowa State; ISU 68, ND 61.
3rd Round of West Region in Salt
Lake City, UT on March 23:
#1 Gonzaga vs. #8 Pittsburgh; GONZ
70, PITT 57.
#3 New Mexico vs. #6 Arizona; UNM
66, ARIZ 59.
3rd Round of West Region in
Kansas City, MO on March 24:
#4 Kansas State vs. #5 Wisconsin;
WIS 84, KSU 83; 2OT.
3rd Round of West Region in
Dayton, OH on March 24:
#2 Ohio State vs. #10 Iowa State;
OSU 75, ISU 56.
Sweet Sixteen of West Region in
Los Angeles, CA on March 28:
#1 Gonzaga vs. #5 Wisconsin; GONZ
67, WIS 63.
#2 Ohio State vs. #3 New Mexico;
OSU 68, UNM 60.
Elite Eight of West Region in
Los Angeles, CA on March 30:
#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 Ohio State; OSU
72, GONZ 69.
East Regional:
Bracket:
2nd Round 3rd
Round Sweet 16 Elite 8
Final Four
1 IND
} IND
16 JMU
} IND
} IND
8 NCST
} NCST
9 TEM
} IND
4 SYR
} SYR
13 MONT
} SYR
5 UNLV
} UNLV
12 CAL
} MIA
2 MIA
} MIA
15 PAC
} MIA
7 ILL
} COLO
10 COLO
} MIA
3 MARQ
} MARQ
14 DAV
} BUT
6 BUT
} BUT
11 BUCK
Game by Game Scores:
2nd Round of East Region in San
Jose, CA on March 21:
#4 Syracuse vs. #13 Montana; SYR
73, MONT 46.
#5 UNLV vs. #12 California; UNLV
59, CAL 51.
2nd Round of East Region in
Lexington, KY on March 21:
#3 Marquette vs. #14 Davidson; MARQ
82, DAV 64.
#6 Butler vs. #11 Bucknell; BUT 77,
BUCK 71.
2nd Round of East Region in
Dayton, OH on March 22:
#1 Indiana vs. #16 James Madison;
IND 82, JMU 58.
#8 North Carolina State vs. #9
Temple; NCST 66, TEM 60.
2nd Round of East Region in
Austin, TX on March 22:
#2 Miami vs. #15 Pacific; MIA 74,
PAC 45.
#7 Illinois vs. #10 Colorado; COLO
69, ILL 68.
3rd Round of East Region in San
Jose, CA on March 23:
#4 Syracuse vs. #5 UNLV; SYR 62,
UNLV 58.
3rd Round of East Region in
Lexington, KY on March 23:
#3 Marquette vs. #6 Butler; BUT 00,
MARQ 00.
3rd Round of East Region in
Dayton, OH on March 24:
#1 Indiana vs. #8 North Carolina;
IND 81, UNC 66.
3rd Round of East Region in
Austin, TX on March 24:
#2 Miami vs. #7 Colorado; MIA 81,
COLO 60.
Sweet Sixteen of East Region in
Washington, D.C. on March 28:
#1 Indiana vs. #4 Syracuse; IND 77,
SYR 70.
#2 Miami vs. #6 Butler; MIA 70, BUT
65.
Elite Eight of East Region in
Washington, D.C. on March 30:
#1 Indiana vs. #2 Miami; MIA 72,
IND 68.
Final Four:
Bracket:
Final Four Championship Champion
1 LOU
} LOU
2 OSU
} MIA
2 GTWN
} MIA
2 MIA
Game by Game Scores:
National Semi-Finals (Final Four) in Atlanta, GA on April 6:
#1 Louisville vs. #2 Ohio State;
LOU 75, OSU 71; OT.
#2 Miami vs. #2 Georgetown; MIA 83, GTWN 82; 2OT.
National Championship Game in Atlanta, GA on April 8:
#1 Louisville vs. #2 Miami; MIA 66, LOU 65.
2013 National Champions:
Miami Hurricanes are the 2013 National Champions.
2013 NCAA Tournament MOP:
#2 Miami vs. #2 Georgetown; MIA 83, GTWN 82; 2OT.
National Championship Game in Atlanta, GA on April 8:
#1 Louisville vs. #2 Miami; MIA 66, LOU 65.
2013 National Champions:
Miami Hurricanes are the 2013 National Champions.
2013 NCAA Tournament MOP:
Shane Larkin is the 2013 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
