2015 March Madness - Elite Eight
Updated 03/28/2015:
Time to weigh in with my picks in bold, favorites on the left.
Sweet Sixteen
Kentucky - West Virginia
Notre Dame - Wichita State
Wisconsin - UNC
Arizona - Xavier
Louisville - NC State
Oklahoma - Michigan State
Duke - Utah
Gonzaga - UCLA
Results: 7 out of 8 - not bad. However, The NC State Wolfpack let me down, so we have to insert Louisville. The only other adjustment below, made a definitive pick on the final.
Elite Eight
Kentucky - Notre Dame
Wisconsin - Arizona
Louisville - Michigan State
Duke - Gonzaga
Final Four
Kentucky - Arizona
Duke - Louisville
Final
Kentucky - Louisville
Kentucky joins the eight teams listed below in an exclusive club.
1939 LIU Blackbirds (24-0) - NIT champion, which at the time was more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
1956 San Francisco Dons (29-0) - NCAA champion
1957 North Carolina Tar Heels (32-0) - NCAA champion
1964 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1967 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1972 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1973 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1976 Indiana Hoosiers (32-0) - NCAA champion
Time to weigh in with my picks in bold, favorites on the left.
Sweet Sixteen
Kentucky - West Virginia
Notre Dame - Wichita State
Wisconsin - UNC
Arizona - Xavier
Louisville - NC State
Oklahoma - Michigan State
Duke - Utah
Gonzaga - UCLA
Results: 7 out of 8 - not bad. However, The NC State Wolfpack let me down, so we have to insert Louisville. The only other adjustment below, made a definitive pick on the final.
Elite Eight
Kentucky - Notre Dame
Wisconsin - Arizona
Louisville - Michigan State
Duke - Gonzaga
Final Four
Kentucky - Arizona
Duke - Louisville
Final
Kentucky - Louisville
Kentucky joins the eight teams listed below in an exclusive club.
1939 LIU Blackbirds (24-0) - NIT champion, which at the time was more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
1956 San Francisco Dons (29-0) - NCAA champion
1957 North Carolina Tar Heels (32-0) - NCAA champion
1964 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1967 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1972 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1973 UCLA Bruins (30-0) - NCAA champion
1976 Indiana Hoosiers (32-0) - NCAA champion
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