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I've looked over past brackets and I've figured out the biggest mistake I always make is picking too many early upsets and sometimes taking the early guys too far. That said, I don't see any early round upsets I really like this year.

 

My elite 8 currently looks like this: Duke, Iowa, Kansas, UCLA, UConn, UNC, OHSt, B.C. The only final 4 team I've locked in is Duke, just because I think their region is the weakest.

 

The only real upsets I have are Bucknell in the sweet 16, NCSt > Texas, IU > Gonzaga, Seton Hall > Tenn, and OU > UF (if you can call that an upset). I thought about South Alabama > UF, but couldn't pull the trigger yet.

 

Anyway, I just need some bracket talk -- what are your upset locks?

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I'd be careful with NC State over any body. They are limping home, losing their last 4, 2 at home, 3 by double digits. I think they've quit on Sendek, at least it appeared that way in an ugly loss to WF in the ACC Tourney by 13 (It wasn't that close) .

 

They go out in Round 1 in my bracket

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I like Georgetown to sneak through a little ways :banana:

 

also like Kansas in the Final 4 :D

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UCLA has an easy region.

 

Memphis..

Pitt could be tough..

Kansas is young

Gonzaga played too many close games for me to take them far.

 

:rolleyes:

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BC is the darling "upset" making it to the final 4. I admittedly haven't seen them play but a lot of people in your pool will probably pick them. I'd go elsewhere.

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Texas wins it all.

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A little trick I use is only pick upsets for teams that you think could lose in the next round as well. That way you really have to screw up all the way to the final four to completely destroy your bracket.

 

Xavier over Gonzaga. I've watched a lot of Gonzaga games, and I've seen junior varsity teams play better defense.

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I have most of the Missouri Valley conference teams winning a game or two, possibly three. Vastly underrated conference, solid teams, high RPI numbers.

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I didn't have the balls to put it in my bracket, but I like Winthrop over Tennessee. That's my upset special.

 

I do have a 15 seed in the sweet 16.

 

:argue:

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Here are my upsets...

 

Texas A&M in Sweet 16

Arkansas over Memphis

San Diego St. in Sweet 16

Xavier over Gonzaga

George Mason over Mich St.

UW Milwaukee over Oklahoma

Georgetown over Ohio St.

 

Now I'm fully prepared for my beating in the Geek Tourney Pick 'Em. :D

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