2013 NCAA Bracket (Busted) Preview

It’s tournement time!  Tip-off starts in in about 3 hours, which is just enough time to come down with the “stomach bug” and find your way to the “doctor’s office” (read: neighborhood bar)!  Be mindful, the last game tips off at 9:57 PM (EST), so pace yourself!

Before our brackets get completely busted, let’s review The Machine’s Final Four Picks:

Roid Rage (full bracket here: NCAA RR 2013)

Midwest/West Matchup: I’ve got Louisville (1) v. Ohio State (2).  I’m buying Louisville stock going into this tournement.  They are a tough group that excel in all facits of the game.  Pitino gets it done this year.  After a breeze in the first two rounds (Missouri, St. Louis), they get a couple of tough match-ups in Michigan State and Ohio State.  However, I’ve got the Cardinals advancing to the Championship game.

South/East Matchup: Florida (3) v. Indiana (1). This Indiana team is dangerously good; I’ve got them cruising to this matchup with Florida.  It’s hard to call a 3-seed a darkhorse, but I like Florida’s chances of upsetting Georgetown and Kansas on their way to face Indiana.  I have to give the nod to Indiana due to their balance and defense. This sets up a championship featuring…

Championship: Louisville (1) v. Indiana (1).  I’m not typically a 1-seed/1-seed kind of guy, but I have too much respect of what both of these teams have done this year.  They were built for this tournement.  Take it to the bank: Rick Pitino will be climbing the ladder, scissors in hand!

First-Round Upsets: Oregon (12), Cincinnati (10), Belmont (11), Iowa State (10), Minnesota (11)

Ginger King (full bracket here: BRSM – 2013 NCAA Bracket)

Midwest/West Matchup: I’ve got Louisville (1) v. Ohio St. (2), but the comparisons stop there.  Ginger King is high on the Buckeyes, so high, in fact, that we’re picking them to be crowned National Champions.  The Buckeyes are the most tournment ready team in the country, and played in the toughest conference in basketball.  They should breeze through the first couple rounds, and really won’t be tested until they meet up with Wisconsin.  Louisville is hard to pick against (their pressure trap is the best in the NCAA) but Thad Matta will have them ready.  Book your plane tickets to Atlanta Ohioans, just leave that stupid O-H-I-O chant home.

South/East Matchup:  VCU (5) v. Indiana (1).  The South is by far the most volatile bracket in the tourney, so it’s really a crap shoot there.  I really like Georgetown, but I also love Cinderellas, especially when Cinderella can shoot the 3.  People are soft on VCU for losing the A-10 Championship to St. Louis, but don’t fret.  This VCU team is better, yes better, than the team that shocked the world and made it to the final four in 2011.  This sets up the championship game between…

Championship:  Ohio St. (2) v. Indiana (1).  Yes, an all Big 10 final.  This is really the way it should be.  The Big 10 is head and shoulders above the rest of the NCAA…they are the equivalent of the SEC in football.  Lock it in:  Thad Matta and crew will be cutting down the nets and bringing a National Championship back to Columbus. 

First-Round Upsets:  Iowa St. (10), Bucknell (11), Minnesota (11), Ole Miss (12), Montana (13),

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