Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Bracket Predictions: Bracket Predictions

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Bracket Predictions

Here are SB Nation's Chris Dobbertean's NCAA Tournament 2011 bracket predictions for the Southeast Region. Print out your own 2011 March Madness bracket here to fill in your selections:

Southeast Region

First Four
UNC Asheville over Arkansas-Little Rock, as the Big South shock winners end the Sun Belt surprise's run very early.

Second Round
No. 1 Pittsburgh over No. 16 UNC Asheville, as once again the 16 seeds will go 0-for-4.
No. 9 Old Dominion over No. 8 Butler, thanks to a relentless ability to get to rebounds.
No. 5 Kansas State over No. 12 Utah State, as the Aggies have struggled mightily of late.
No. 13 Belmont over No. 4 Wisconsin, since the Bruins are tested and due to pull a surprise.
No. 11 Gonzaga over No. 6 St. John's, only because D.J. Kennedy's absence is going to hurt the Red Storm.
No. 3 BYU over No. 14 Wofford, because Jimmer Fredette will push the Cougars past a tricky Terrier squad by himself if he has to.
No. 7 UCLA over No. 10 Michigan State, though this one is variable, depending on which version of each team bothers to show up.
No. 2 Florida over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara, ending a second consecutive Gaucho NCAA trip at the first hurdle.

Third Round
No. 9 Old Dominion over No. 1 Pittsburgh, as the Panthers struggle with their rough Colonial equivalent.
No. 5 Kansas State over No. 13 Belmont, even though the Bruins will give the Wildcats fits, particularly inside.
No. 3 BYU over No. 11 Gonzaga, setting the stage for future West Coast Conference encounters
No. 2 Florida over No. 7 UCLA, giving the Gators three straight NCAA Tournament wins over the Bruins.

Regional Semifinals
No. 5 Kansas State over No. 9 Old Dominion, as the top half of the bracket delivers yet another bruising matchup.
No. 2 Florida over No. 3 BYU, though this game would be far different if Brandon Davies were in the frontcourt for the Cougars.

Regional Final
No. 2 Florida over No. 5 Kansas State, giving the Gators two victories over Frank Martin's Wildcats this season.