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Another All-Wildcat Final

We've been woofing plenty all year long about the strength of the Pac-10.  And, while we do have two Pac-10 teams being upset in the first round, we also have two of them going to the Final Four.

We feel there are a couple teams that aren't being listed among the favorites to win it all (Stanford, Duke, Michigan State, UNC, Maryland, Arizona) who are ready to make a giant leap in the tournament.  Both Texas and Kentucky came on very strong at the end of the season, and we feel that both have good things coming to them.

So here it is - the way we see the tournament unfolding . . .

Round 1 Winners

East

West

Midwest

South

1 Duke
8 Georgia
5 Ohio State
4 UCLA
11 Oklahoma St.
3 Boston College
7 Iowa
2 Kentucky

1 Stanford
8 Georgia Tech
12 BYU
4 Indiana
11 Georgia St.
3 Maryland
7 Arkansas
2 Iowa State

1 Illinois
9 Charlotte
5 Syracuse
13 CS Northridge
6 Notre Dame
3 Ole Miss
10 Butler
2 Arizona

1 Michigan State
9 Fresno State
5 Virginia
4 Oklahoma
6 Texas
3 Florida
7 Penn State
2 N. Carolina


Round 2 Winners

East

West

Midwest

South

1 Duke
4 UCLA
11 Oklahoma St.
2 Kentucky

1 Stanford
12 BYU
3 Maryland
7 Arkansas

1 Illinois
5 Syracuse
3 Ole Miss
2 Arizona

1 Michigan State
4 Oklahoma
6 Texas
2 N. Carolina


Sweet 16 Winners

East

West

Midwest

South

1 Duke
2 Kentucky

1 Stanford
7 Arkansas

5 Syracuse
2 Arizona

4 Oklahoma
6 Texas


Into the Final Four

East

West

Midwest

South

2 Kentucky

1 Stanford

2 Arizona

6 Texas

 

Championship Game

Kentucky 83
Arizona 79

In a rematch of the 1997 Championship game, it's another upset as Kentucky beats Arizona for revenge that had to wait four years.