Short on time so these won’t be too wordy…
No. 1 Ohio State (30-3) vs. No. 16 Central Connecticut State (22-11)
Ohio State, no question.
No. 6 Duke (22-10) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (27-6)
Close game, but Duke will persevere.
No. 2 UCLA (26-5) vs. No. 15 Weber State (20-11)
Weber State is a tough 15 Seed, but UCLA is too good.
No. 8 Marquette (24-9) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (22-11)
Potential game of the night. I think the Big East is the better conference which leads me to pick Marquette. Virtual tossup here.
No. 3 Pittsburgh (27-7) vs. No. 14 Wright State (23-9)
Pitt will be itching to get back to winning after getting blown out by Georgetown in the Big East tourney. Wright State is overmatched and Pitt will win by double digits.
No. 8 Brigham Young (25-8) vs. No. 9 Xavier (24-8)
Another tight 8-9 game between two squads that aren’t really all that good. I like the lower seeded Xavier.
No. 7 Indiana (20-10) vs. No. 10 Gonzaga (23-10)
This one of the trickier matchups to predict. Gonzaga’s had some solid wins this season but the lineup shifts and late season struggles have me concerned. I’m going the conservative route and sticking with the higher seeded Indiana here.
No. 1 North Carolina (28-6) vs. No. 16 Eastern Kentucky (21-11)
No mysteries here. Pick the facemask-wearing Tarheels.
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