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Well here we are at March Madness, that time of year that is surpassed perhaps only by the 3 weeks preceding the Super Bowl.? 64 teams.? But only one can be the 2008 NCAA basketball champion.? Below you will find the sectionals with the games; teams in bold are teams I predict to win their specific game:

1ST ROUND?

EAST

• #1 North Carolina vs #16 Coppin State or Mt. St. Mary(these 2 teams meet in a playoff to play North Carolina.)
• #8 Indiana vs. #9 Arkansas
• #5 Notre Dame vs. #12 George Mason
• #4 Washington State vs. #13 Winthrop
• #6 Oklahoma vs. #11 St. Joseph
• #3 Louisville vs. #14 Boise State
• #7 Butler vs. #10 South Alabama
• #2 Tennessee vs. #15 American

MIDWEST

• #1 Kansas vs. #16 Portland State
• #8 UNLV vs. #9 Kent State
• #5 Clemson vs. #12 Villanova
• #4 Vanderbilt vs. #13 Siena
• #6 USC vs. #11 Kansas State
• #3 Wisconsin vs. Cal State Fullerton
• #7 Gonzaga vs. #10 Davidson
• #2 Georgetown vs. #15 Maryland- Baltimore Cty.

SOUTH

• #1 Memphis vs. #16 Texas-Arlington
• #8 Mississippi State vs. #9 Oregon
• #5 Michigan State vs. #12 Temple
• #4 Pittsburgh vs. #13 Oral Roberts
• #6 Marquette vs. #11 Kentucky
• #3? Stanford vs. #14 Cornell
• #7 Miami (FL) vs. #10 St. Mary’s
• #2 Texas vs. #15 Austin Peay

WEST

• #1 UCLA vs. #16 Mississippi Valley State
• #8 BYU vs. #9 Texas A&M
• #5 Drake vs. #12 Western Kentucky
• #4 Connecticut vs. #13 San Diego
• #6 Purdue vs. #11 Baylor
• #3 Xavier vs. #14 Georgia
• #7 West Virginia vs. #10 Arizona
• #2 Duke vs. #15 Belmont

2ND ROUND

EAST

• North Carolina vs. Indiana
• Notre Dame vs. Washington State
• Oklahoma vs. Louisville
• Butler vs. Tennessee

MIDWEST

• Kansas vs. UNLV
• Clemson vs. Vanderbilt
• USC vs. Wisconsin
• Gonzaga vs. Georgetown

SOUTH

• Memphis vs. Oregon
• Temple vs. Pittsburgh
• Kentucky vs. Stanford
• Miami (FL) vs. Texas

WEST

• UCLA vs. Texas A&M
• Drake vs. Connecticut
• Purdue vs. Georgia
• Arizona vs. Duke

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS

EAST

• North Carolina vs. Notre Dame
• Louisville vs. Tennessee

MIDWEST

• Kansas vs. Vanderbilt
• USC vs. Georgetown

SOUTH

• Memphis vs. Temple
• Stanford vs. Texas

WEST

• UCLA vs. Connecticut
• Purdue vs. Duke

REGIONAL FINALS

EAST

• North Carolina vs. Louisville
• Kansas vs. Georgetown
• Memphis vs. Texas
• Connecticut vs. Duke

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS

• North Carolina vs. Kansas
• Texas vs. Duke

CHAMPIONSHIP

• North Carolina vs. Duke