My bracket

You may have noticed I’m taking a short break from posting prior to the NCAA tournament(s), when I imagine I’m going to be busy as hell. But I thought it might be fun to share my picks for the upcoming Division I tournament.

I tried writing them out on paper, but I can’t get them to show up in picture form. The writing’s not dark enough. So I’ll have to do it this way. Hopefully this is follow-able. I’ll bold my picks in each round, region by region, starting with Purdue.

(1) Penn State vs. Binghamton
Yale vs. Bowling Green
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
(16) Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
(9) Florida State vs. Hofstra
Colorado State vs. Purdue
Creighton vs. Marquette
(8) Minnesota vs. Liberty

(1) Penn State vs. Bowling Green
Ohio State vs. (16) Kentucky
(9) Florida State vs. Purdue
Creighton vs. (8) Minnesota

(1) Penn State vs. Ohio State
(9) Florida State vs. (8) Minnesota

Penn State to advance to the Final Four.

Nebraska:

(5) Oregon vs. Northern Colorado
Pepperdine vs. Dayton
Oklahoma vs. Arizona State
(12) BYU vs. New Mexico State
(13) Washington vs. Central Arkansas
Santa Clara vs. Hawaii
Kansas State vs. Northern Iowa
(4) Nebraska vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore

(5) Oregon vs Dayton
Oklahoma vs. (12) BYU
(13) Washington vs. Hawaii
Northern Iowa vs. (4) Nebraska

(5) Oregon vs. (12) BYU
Hawaii vs. (4) Nebraska

Oregon to advance to the Final Four

Texas:

(3) Texas vs. Colgate
North Carolina State vs. Texas A&M
Miami vs. College of Charleston
(14) Florida vs. Tulsa
(11) Kansas vs. Cleveland State
Wichita State vs. Arkansas
St. Mary’s vs. San Diego State
(6) USC vs. Fairfield

(3) Texas vs. Texas A&M
Miami vs. (14) Florida
(11) Kansas vs. Wichita State
San Diego State vs. (6) USC

(3) Texas vs. (14) Florida
(11) Kansas vs. (6) USC

Florida to advance to the Final Four

California:

(7) UCLA vs. LIU-Brooklyn
Michigan State vs. San Diego
Tennessee vs. Michigan
(10) Louisville vs. Belmont
(15) Iowa State vs. IPFW
California vs. North Carolina
Western Kentucky vs. Loyola Marymount
(2) Stanford vs. Jackson State

(7) UCLA vs. San Diego
Tennessee vs. (10) Louisville (would be a hell of a match if it happens)
(15) Iowa State vs. North Carolina
Western Kentucky vs. (2) Stanford

(7) UCLA vs. (10) Louisville
(15) Iowa State vs. (2) Stanford

Stanford to advance to the Final Four.

Final Four:

(1) Penn State vs. (5) Oregon
(14) Florida vs. (2) Stanford

Stanford to win the national championship.

I probably picked too many upsets, but it’s more fun to do that than a bracket full of chalk. We’ll see how I do.