ESPN.com Picks the Final Four

[TBird41]

ESPN.com picked who they think is going to make it to the Final Four and how they think it'll play out:

sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1970390


I don't really mind them picking Wake or NC, but I'm not sure they should be picking both of them. I see OSU or Gonzaga having a good shot as well as *shudder* 'Cuse. Kansas and Illinois are pretty sound picks, but again, I don't see Illinois losing in a "sloppy" game like they describe. Have they been paying attention to the regular season? Also, I see Illinois and Kansas being the top 2 seeds, which means they'll be on opposite sides of the bracket (though I could be wrong about this b/c of putting teams in close regions).

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remember, they used a video game

[StPetersburgHoya (Inactive)]

I just simulated the Atlanta vs. Philly game with a computer game - that I played.

Results:
Atlanta 91
Philly 12 (4 field goals)

With cheat codes on:
Atlanta 147
Philly 0

Conclusion - Video game predictions mean nothing.

[TBird41]

I didn't catch that it was a video game simulation-thought it was picks. Oh well. Now that I know that, however, I'm surprised ESPN didn't end up w/ 4 ACC teams in the Final Four (or at least three, I mean, it's not like any conference has ever done that before...)

[jerseyhoya34]

I don't think Syracuse has enough depth to make it to the Final Four. By the time they get to that level, I have a feeling that they'll see a game where Warrick gets in foul trouble or something like that, and they don't have enough on the bench to make up for it.