March Madness Madness!

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http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/unexpected-foursome-kentucky-uconn-butler-vcu-heading-to-final-four-032711?true=true

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NCAA March Madness has really lived up to its name this year.  For the first time in history no 1 or 2 seeded teams have made it into the final four.  This is also only the third final four with no 1 seed.  Going into the final four is University of Connecticut from the Big East, Virginia Commonwealth University from the Colonial Athletic Association, University of Kentucky from the Southeastern conference, and Butler from the Horizon League.   Although the University of Kentucky and University of Connecticut are not as surprising as VCU and Butler they are all have been underdogs in at least one tournament game. 

Each team made it into the final four by beating off big teams, buzzer beaters, and determination.  The 3^rd seeded UCONN beat 6^th seeded Cincinnati 69 to 58, then 2^nd seeded San Diego State 74 to 67, then 5^th seeded Arizona 65 to 63.  The 4^th seeded Kentucky beat 5^th seeded West Virginia 71 to 63, then a major upset to 1^st seeded Ohio State 62 to 60, then their biggest accomplishment happening last night when they beat the 2^nd seeded North Carolina 76 to 69.  The 8^th seeded Butler upset the 1^st seeded Pittsburg 71 to 70, then 4^th seeded Wisconsin 61 to 54, and then 2^nd seeded Florida 74 to 71.  The 11^th seeded VCU beat three seeded Purdue 94 to 76, then 10^th seeded Florida State 72 to 71, and then the biggest upset of them all against 1^st seeded Kansas 71 to 61.

Each of these teams deserves to be at the spot that they are in.  I do not feel that any of them slid into this position by luck.  University of Kentucky beat two top ranked teams; Ohio State and the University of North Carolina.  Each of these teams has screwed up fans brackets across the nation.  Very few in the nation picked Virginia Commonwealth, University of Connecticut, University of Kentucky, and Butler as their final four.  I know I sure did not. 

The next match up will be Saturday April 2^nd between Virginia Commonwealth and Butler and then the University of Kentucky against University of Connecticut.  It will be big dogs versus big dogs and the underdogs against the underdogs.  In the national championship we will have more of a powerhouse against one of the totally unexpected teams. 

If I were to make my prediction I would pick VCU over Butler not only because they are the complete underdog of this entire tournament but because they are coming off of a HUGE upset against KU.   This big win will hopefully give them momentum to take over Butler.  In the other game I am going to pick University of Kentucky over University of Connecticut because they have out beat two major power houses and do not seem to be backing down any time soon.  That will put the University of Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth in the finals and I am going to pick University of Kentucky to win it all.  With the way this tournament has gone I am sure the exact opposite will happen.  Will be know this Saturday!