It’s that time of the year again. Spring has sprung. The blossoms have blossomed and one of the most popular sporting events of the year, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament – more commonly called March Madness – has kicked into high gear.
MCM’s resident sports guys and unofficial bracketologists Joe Yasharoff (pictured on far right) and Theodore Lee have been loudly discussing and debating their picks in the newsroom for all to hear. Now Joe, who has appeared on WUSA9’s Get Up DC and WJLA 24/7 as a guest “expert,” and Theo are sharing their picks here:
Men’s Sweet 16:
Theo’s picks:
(1) UConn vs (5) San Diego – UConn
(3) Illinois vs (2) Iowa St – Illinois
(1) North Carolina vs (4) Alabama – North Carolina
(6) Clemson vs (2) Arizona – Arizona
(3) Creighton vs (2) Tennessee – Creighton
(1) Purdue vs (5) Gonzaga – Purdue
(11) NC State vs (2) Marquette – NC State
(1) Houston vs (4) Duke – Houston
Elite 8:
Houston vs NC State – Houston
Purdue vs Creighton – Creighton
Arizona vs North Carolina – Arizona
UConn vs Illinois – UConn
Joe’s picks:
(1) UConn vs (5) San Diego – UConn
(3) Illinois vs (2) Iowa St – Illinois
(1) North Carolina vs (4) Alabama – North Carolina
(6) Clemson vs (2) Arizona – Arizona
(3) Creighton vs (2) Tennessee – Creighton
(1) Purdue vs (5) Gonzaga – Purdue
(11) NC State vs (2) Marquette – Marquette
(1) Houston vs (4) Duke – Houston
Elite 8:
Houston vs NC State – Houston
Purdue vs Creighton – Purdue
Arizona vs North Carolina – North Carolina
UConn vs Illinois – UConn
Women’s Sweet 16:
Theo’s picks:
(1) South Carolina vs Indiana – South Carolina
(3) Oregon St vs (2) Notre Dame – Notre Dame
(1) Texas vs (4) Gonzaga – Texas
(3) NC State vs (2) Stanford – Stanford
(3) UConn vs (7) Duke – UConn
(1) USC vs (5) Baylor – USC
(3) LSU vs (2) UCLA – LSU
(1) Iowa vs (5) Colorado – Iowa
Elite 8:
Iowa vs LSU – LSU
USC vs UConn – UConn
Texas vs Stanford – Stanford
Notre Dame vs South Carolina – South Carolina
Joe’s picks:
(1) South Carolina vs (4) Indiana – South Carolina
(3) Oregon St vs (2) Notre Dame – Notre Dame
(1) Texas vs (4) Gonzaga – Texas
(3) NC State vs (2) Stanford – Stanford
(3) UConn vs (7) Duke – UConn
(1) USC vs (5) Baylor – USC
(3) LSU vs (2) UCLA – UCLA
(1) Iowa vs (5) Colorado – Iowa
Elite 8:
Iowa vs UCLA – UCLA
USC vs UConn – UConn
Texas vs Stanford – Stanford
Notre Dame vs South Carolina – South Carolina
We’ll check back next week to see how Theo and Joe did with their prognostications. Can you do better than Theo and Joe? Who do you like this week?
