In the Southeast Region, Pittsburgh has the Number 1 seed, and is in the driver’s seat. With the weakest number 2 seed in Florida, and BYU missing Brandon Davies, Pittsburgh’s most dangerous enemy is itself. They lost early in the Big East tournament, but that might benefit them in the long run. Look for the...

To the Southwest we go, where the Kansas Jayhawks are in possession of the top seed. Their maine competitors are Notre Dame and Louisville. I think Purdue will realize how much they miss Robbie Hummel in the next few weeks. I think Kansas will come out of this relatively weak region. (1)KANSAS over (16)BOSTON U....

Now we hit the Western Region where Duke owns the top seed. Their veteran leadership will be tough to beat, and I do not see Kawhi Leonard and the SDSU Aztecs pulling it off. Regardless, here are my picks. (1)DUKE over (16)HAMPTON. Even though Kyle Singler looks like the weirdass monk from “Da Vinci Code,”...

Number 1 overall seed Ohio State ended up with arguably the hardest region so it will be interesting to see who emerges unscathed. I think the upsets in this bracket will be in the second round and later, as the first round pairings are more straightforward than other regions. My early pick to represent the...