The Final Four Will Be.... [Updated]
My national champion, although it goes against my bracket advice. (AP Photo)
[Updated with the big shots, after the jump]
Last year, you might recall, my insta-react Final Four was 75 percent correct, with my other 25 percent invested in a faulty Acie Law hunch. Several readers, including "Dr. B," "The Iceman" and "Peter Keszler," nailed the Final Four in its entirety in the comments a year ago. Congrats to them. Anyhow, this is what I immediately circled as the brackets were announced, but I'm really not too happy with it. Especially with that Georgetown pick.
Steinberg: Louisville, Georgetown, Texas, UCLA
And others from the newsroom....
John Feinstein: I don't do picks.
Tony Kornheiser: North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, UCLA
Michael Wilbon: North Carolina, Georgetown, Texas, Xavier
Mike Wise: Louisville, Kansas, Stanford, UCLA
College hoops addict Eric Prisbell: North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, UCLA
College sports writer Kathy Orton: North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, UCLA
Copy editor Matt Bonesteel: North Carolina, Georgetown, Texas, Xavier
WPNI sports editor Jon DeNunzio: Louisville, Georgetown, Stanford, UCLA
College sports writer Christian Swezey: Notre Dame, Georgetown, Memphis, Xavier
Copy editor Tom Heleba: North Carolina, Clemson, Texas, UCLA
George Mason beat guy Steve Goff: Tennessee, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA
College sports editor Matt Rennie: Tennessee, Kansas, Stanford, UCLA
Copy editor David Larimer: Louisville, Kansas, Texas, UCLA
Va. Tech beat guy Adam Kilgore: Tennessee, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA
Sports designer Jon Wile: North Carolina, Kansas, Memphis, Duke
Top picks: North Carolina (6), Kansas (9), Texas (8), UCLA (11)
Yours below please.....
(Firing up this entry about 30 minutes later than I did last year, but I had to go and buy John Feinstein an orange soda. Ha.)
(And having looked at the result, man is Memphis being undervalued.)
By
Dan Steinberg
|
March 16, 2008; 7:11 PM ET
Categories:
College Basketball
Save & Share:
Previous: The Local Report: A Hoya Showdown
Next: Get Ready Georgetown: UMBC Storms
Posted by: mani | March 16, 2008 7:11 PM | Report abuse
Georgetown, UCLA, Ohio State, and Florida.
Wait, what?
UNC, Georgetown, UCLA, and Stanford in an upset.
Posted by: Paul Campbell | March 16, 2008 7:22 PM | Report abuse
Butler, Georgetown, Stanford, and Purdue. I've correctly predicted at least two out of four the last nine years, so best write them down.
Posted by: The City | March 16, 2008 8:04 PM | Report abuse
Kansas, Texas, UNC, Xavier
Posted by: Alex Taylor | March 16, 2008 8:13 PM | Report abuse
UNC, GU, Texas, Duke
GU beats Duke in the National Title game
Posted by: Sean | March 16, 2008 8:31 PM | Report abuse
I'm with Goff. Tenn, Memphis, Kansas, UCLA.
Posted by: Reader Glenn | March 16, 2008 8:53 PM | Report abuse
Final 4: Kansas, Stanford, UCLA, and North Carolina.
Posted by: Dennis from MT | March 16, 2008 8:54 PM | Report abuse
Dan, thanks for the props for my picks last season. I am pretty close to you with Louisville, Kansas, Texas and UCLA.
Posted by: Dr. B | March 16, 2008 9:23 PM | Report abuse
Dr. B, who are you? Do you just post here once a year?
Anyhow, every fiber of my being wanted to change that Gtown pick to Kansas, but that would give me two ones, a two, and a three, which seems too boring. But something about that Hoyas loss to Pitt really troubled me.....
Posted by: Dan Steinberg | March 16, 2008 9:29 PM | Report abuse
UNC, Southern Cal, Michigan State, UCLA
Posted by: Jomace | March 16, 2008 9:59 PM | Report abuse
UCLA, Wisconsin, UNC, Texas
Posted by: Andrew | March 16, 2008 10:33 PM | Report abuse
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
And for the big upset...
Drake
Do I get T-shirt if I'm right?
Posted by: Fairlington Blade | March 16, 2008 10:37 PM | Report abuse
Don't give up faith Dan, we won't let you down
Posted by: hungry hoyas | March 16, 2008 10:41 PM | Report abuse
UNC
Pitt
Kansas
Xavier
Posted by: KateSS | March 16, 2008 10:44 PM | Report abuse
UCLA beats NC in title game
Posted by: Bill | March 16, 2008 11:34 PM | Report abuse
why is feinstein such an incorrigable douchebag?
Posted by: feinstein | March 16, 2008 11:39 PM | Report abuse
UNC
Clemson
Memphis
Drake
Posted by: B.A. | March 16, 2008 11:41 PM | Report abuse
UNC, Georgetown, UCLA, Texas
Game to watch: USC-KSU
Biggest upset: Miss. St. over Memphis
Posted by: JDP | March 17, 2008 12:03 AM | Report abuse
north carolina
kansas
texas
ucla
Posted by: littles | March 17, 2008 12:09 AM | Report abuse
oh crap, I just realized I agree with Kornheiser... that can't be a good sign...
Posted by: littles | March 17, 2008 12:09 AM | Report abuse
North Carolina, Georgetown, Memphis, UCLA
Posted by: TimTO | March 17, 2008 12:22 AM | Report abuse
No love for Memphis... y'all are going to look like class A fools when they win it all.
Posted by: Left of the Pyle | March 17, 2008 12:45 AM | Report abuse
Chapel Hill, Kansas, Texas, UCLA
Posted by: smperk | March 17, 2008 2:54 AM | Report abuse
UNC, Kansas, Stanford, UCLA
Posted by: Bracket-Buster Bluth | March 17, 2008 4:01 AM | Report abuse
UNC
Kansas
Memphis
Xavier
I know 3 #1s and a #3 is lame, but my gut reaction says none of these teams will face someone able to beat them in their respective portions of the bracket (especially Memphis, who I don't think will have to break a sweat to make the Final Four).
Posted by: Jason Anderson | March 17, 2008 7:41 AM | Report abuse
unc
vandy
stanford
ucla
dan dakich's jock itch
Posted by: thigh master | March 17, 2008 11:26 AM | Report abuse
Thanks for the love. We need to get hot again to make people happy. I can tell you this, if we get matched up with Duke in the Sweet 16, our guys will want to beat their asses.
Posted by: Xavier grad | March 17, 2008 11:52 AM | Report abuse
The Final Four will be televised
You will be able to stay home, brother.
You will be able to plug in, turn on and veg out.
You will be able to lose yourself on Zags and Winthrop,
Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the Final Four will be televised.
The Final Four will be televised.
The Final Four will be brought to you by Maalox
In 64 parts with plenty of commercial interruptions.
The Final Four will show you pictures of tip-ins
blowing a whistle and taking a charge; by Roy Hibbert, Chris Lofton and Kevin Love to meet
In San Antoin, saved from a Harlem sanctuary (the NIT).
The Final Four will be televised.
Posted by: laz | March 17, 2008 2:33 PM | Report abuse
I never thought I'd be so happy to break out my old AU hoodie.
Posted by: middlemanager | March 17, 2008 4:35 PM | Report abuse
Tennessee Pitt Wisconsin Duke. I have no idea though, really.
Wisconsin takes it all!!!
I would really like to see Oral Roberts or Austin Peay because they have great names :)
Posted by: deleigh | March 17, 2008 11:18 PM | Report abuse
Kansas, Louisville, Memphis, Xavier. Memphis beats Kansas in the final.
Posted by: perra439 | March 19, 2008 11:07 AM | Report abuse
Kansas, UNC, Texas and UCLA
Posted by: Robert | March 20, 2008 2:50 AM | Report abuse
The comments to this entry are closed.
My final four contains Georgetown, Kentucky, Lousiana, and Uzbekistan.