NCAA Tournament 2010 - South

FIRST ROUND:
Underlined teams are those I picked to win.

1. Duke
16. Arkansas - Pine Bluff

8. Cal
9. Louisville

5. Texas A&M
12. Utah State

4. Purdue
13. Siena

6. Notre Dame
11. Old Dominion

3. Baylor
14. Sam Houston State

7. Richmond
10. St Mary's

2. Villanova
15. Robert Morris

What You Need to Know:

If the Midwest is the Bracket of Death, the South is clearly the Bracket of Duke. Below #1, the teams are so weak that Duke should cruise to the Final 4. Purdue is without Robbie Hummel, and will probably fall to a Siena team high off their conference championship. And every year we have at least one 5/12 upsets, and this years will be Utah State over Texas A&M.

SECOND ROUND:

1. Duke
9. Louisville

12. Utah State
13. Siena

6. Notre Dame
3. Baylor

7. Richmond
2. Villanova

What You Need to Know:

This mess of a region continues, as the top two stay, while Notre Dame finally makes it past the Second Round, and Siena keeps that championship high going.

SWEET 16:

1. Duke
13. Siena

6. Notre Dame
2. Villanova

What You Need to Know:

Duke make the Elite 8, no surprise there. On the other side, Notre Dame pulls off the huge upset, knocking off Villanova. The Irish have a gameplan that forces opponents to slow down, throwing off their rythm. It'll get them this far, but will it get them to the Final 4?

ELITE 8:

1. Duke
6. Notre Dame

What You Need to Know:

No. Duke has been doing this for far too long to be upset by ND. Really, Duke could lose at any point in this region, and if you bracket goes bust, I'd just blame the South and pray for a better 2011.