Not So Sweet Sixteen...

…for me at least. I was absolutely awful in my predictions for the first two rounds; it was a nightmare. I was 31-17, which is completely unacceptable if when you count the games which are “sure things” (well, those really don’t exist, but essentially sure things in the #1-#16 matchups). Not all is bad though. While I only had 9 of the sweet 16 teams correct (it really hurts to say that), I still have 7 of my elite 8 and all 4 final four teams. So I could make something of this mess I call my bracket. Anyways let’s see if I can do a little better job predicting the two rounds that will be played this weekend.

Sweet Sixteen Upsets:

#3 Louisville over #2 Tennessee- although I predicted this in my last post (which could be a mistake compared to what happened with the others), I’m going to stick with this upset. Going back even before the first two rounds to the SEC tourney, Tennessee has not looked like the same team they were during the regular season. Something has looked wrong, and if they decide to start J.P. Prince at the point again, their going to put up a huge number in the turnover column against Louisville’s pressure.

#10 Davidson over #3 Wisconsin- my heart is telling me I have to make this pick. I can’t go against Stephen Curry and the Davidson Wildcats. I’m fully on the Cinderella bandwagon. I’m convinced Curry cannot be stopped, and any team that can come from 17 down against Georgetown (which might as well be 30) in the second half and win gets my vote.

#7 West Virginia over #3 Xavier- I originally picked Xavier over Duke in this game, but clearly things have changed. Duke is not there, and instead there is a hot, dangerous West Virginia team awaiting the Musketeers. West Virginia easily handled Arizona’s athleticism in the first round to finish off the Wildcats disappointing season, and then took a punch from Duke early only to slowly wear them down the rest of the game. Xavier gave everyone a scare against Georgia, and then looked shaky at times against Purdue. This would only be an upset by seed.

I’m not going to change anything with my Elite 8; I still like my final four picks to get through to San Antonio. Maybe I should change them based upon how my other predictions fared out, but I’m going to give my bracket a chance to clean itself up and right the ship, which I think it will.