March Madness Round 1 Picks.

I interrupt my typical philosophies for some sports shit.

I love this time of year, when the brackets come out and you're obsessin over who's gonna win the NC. You put money in and all that next level crap and cheer for teams you never would otherwise. Anyways now that the play in game is over...I'm gonna go with my first round and if I feel like it, a brief explanation why. For the 1 vs. 16 games I'm gonna tell you whether the 16 seed will cover their point spread hah.

East:
#1 North Carolina vs. #16 Mount St. Mary's: North Carolina will destroy them. Teams who play in the play-in game do so for a reason.
#8 Indiana vs. #9 Arkansas: Indiana is too talented of a team to a) be an 8 seed and b) lose this game.

#5 Notre Dame vs. #12 George Mason: Everyone's favorite Cinderella is back. And they will win primarily bc I have a hunch and ND has a tendency to choke in the first round (especially Luke Harodargy).
#4 Washington State vs. #13 Winthrop: Wazzu wins this one though it'll be in the single digits I feel like.

#6 Oklahoma vs. #11 St. Joseph's: I don't understand why Oklahoma is seeded so high; St. Joe's will take care of business as they have been the last few games.
#3 Louisville vs. #14 Boise State: Boise will keep it close in the first half and then Louisville will blow this wide open in the 2nd half.

#7 Butler vs. #10 South Alabama: This is a dangerous game for Butler, played in USA's home state and USA has proven they can take out quality opponents. But so can Butler, and they are a proven bunch.
#2 Tennessee vs. #15 American: Tennessee will run American right out of the building. Next.

Midwest:
#1 Kansas vs. #16 Portland State: Kansas annihalates Portland State by 45.
#8 UNLV vs. #9 Kent State: Kent State's gonna win this ish.

#5 Clemson vs. #12 Villanova: Though Nova is scrappy, they have trouble with athletic teams and Clemson is that team.
#4 Vanderbilt vs. #13 Siena: You'd think Vandy easy...but Vandy struggles outside their arena and don't sleep on Siena. Siena's gonna win this and then I'll laugh at all yall.

#6 USC vs. #11 Kansas State: Yes, the OJ Mayo-Michael Beasley show. Problem for K-State is, USC has more weapons than they do. USC wins.
#3 Wisconsin vs. #14 Cal State Fullerton: Wisconsin's defense is sickwidit. CSF will find out the hard way.

#7 Gonzaga vs. #10 Davidson: Davidson has the longest winning streak in the nation and has kept it uber close with UNC, Duke and UCLA this year (even being up 18 to UCLA in the 2nd half of one game). They'll pull this shit out.
#2 Georgetown vs. #15 Maryland Baltimore-County: Georgetown is too big for UMBC.

South:
#1 Memphis vs. #16 Texas-Arlington: Many people think this will be the closest a 16 will get in terms of deficit to a 1 and they're probably right. Because Memphis will treat them like a C-USA opponent and be up 55-19 at halftime before getting really bored.
#8 Mississippi State vs. #9 Oregon: Oregon doesn't even belong in the tournament in my opinion and MSU will show us why. Vorando will have 7 blocks.

#5 Michigan State vs. #12 Temple: Michigan State is definetly the better team and I'm gonna pick them here. But they scare me because either they'll be damn good (beat Texas, destroy Indiana) or lay a huge egg (lose to Iowa and Penn State- 2 teams who ain't even in the NIT).
#4 Pittsburgh vs. #13 Oral Roberts: Pitt's too tenacious to lose this game.

#6 Marquette vs. #11 Kentucky: Kentucky played well down the stretch to somehow get in (likely because of team prestige and a 12-4 conference record) and you know what, this game is gonna be tough. Marquette's guards are much superior, but Kentucky is bigger. I think Marquette's guards will win out tho.
#3 Stanford vs. #14 Cornell: Stanford will perform a dissection Tiger Woods would be proud of.

#7 Miami (FL) vs. #10 St. Mary's: Though I have a special place in my heart for the U, St. Mary's is def. the better team here.
#2 Texas vs. #15 Austin Peay: Texas will run and shoot Austin Peay to oblivion.

West:
#1 UCLA vs. #16 Mississippi Valley State: All I'm gonna say here is the last Pac-10 team Miss Valley State played, it was this year and they lost 72-27 to Wazzu. Wazzu ain't on UCLA's level.
#8 BYU vs. #9 Texas A&M: Texas A&M is a solid group, granted they are a shell of their Sweet 16 selves but they should win over a game BYU squad.

#5 Drake vs. #12 Western Kentucky: Ya know what, I feel like both of these teams match up against each other really well. Drake is the better team, but something tells me WKU will win and I'm gonna go with my gut.
#4 UConn vs. #13 San Diego: This game scares the bejesus out of me (you'll find out why soon), I watched San Diego play in the West Coast Conference tournament and they are scrappy as fuck and play some lockdown defense. Brandon Johnson is a problem at the PG position. But with that said, UConn will not underestimate this group (who btw won AT Kentucky earlier this year).

#6 Purdue vs. #11 Baylor: Purdue is a very young team and I feel like their nerves (coupled with how they've faltered down the stretch) will catch up to them here. Baylor didn't finish any better (loss to Colorado in the Big 12 tourney almost cost them) but they are the feel-good story and they'll pull this game out.
#3 Xavier vs. #14 Georgia: Sure, Georgia's story is great (they won 4 conference games all year...only to somehow win the SEC tournament by playing 4 games in 3 days)...but this game will demonstrate why Georgia was only a 13-16 team before the tournament. Xavier will eat them alive.

#7 West Virginia vs. #10 Arizona: Arizona is the more talented team (as it usually is), while West Virginia is the more fundamentally sound team in my eyes. BUT, I just like Zona to win a close game.
#2 Duke vs. #15 Belmont: I don't think Duke will win this running away. Duke's been playing pretty shittily the past few weeks and Belmont's been down this path before. Duke ain't winnin this by 20...unless they rain 3s for days.

And so on.